Chicken Parmesan Sliders

At the request of a friend, here is "my"(*) recipe for gourmet Chicken Parmesan Sliders!  They are so yummy!

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Chicken Parmesan Sliders


Prep and cook time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic clove(s), finely chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes
coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1/2 cup fresh basil, torn
1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 cup panko bread crumbs
4 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Italian parsley, chopped
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup mixed baby greens
8 dinner roll-sized buns

Directions:
In a small pot with a tight fitting lid, heat olive oil, over medium heat, add garlic and stir 2 minutes, add tomatoes and cover pot, raise heat a bit and cook tomatoes, shaking the pot occasionally, until tomatoes burst, 8-10 minutes. Mash up sauce with wooden spoon and season tomatoes with salt and pepper. Thicken, uncovered for 2-3 minutes, then stir in basil leaves and turn off heat.

Meanwhile, In a medium bowl, combine chicken with thyme and salt and pepper. Form into small patties (2 per serving). In a separate dish, combine breadcrumbs with sesame seeds and Parmesan cheese and parsley. Coat chicken patties in breadcrumbs, gently pressing patties into crumbs to make them stick. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, shallow non-stick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Cook patties to golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side.

Place a spoonful of ricotta on bun bottom. Top ricotta with some mixed greens, then the patties, add some sauce and bun tops.

(* I have to give credit, where credit is due.  This is not "my" recipe, I got it from http://www.relishrelish.com/)

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I'm really slacking on this blog!

Happy New Year...

I guess my resolution is to get back to blogging.  Its not only this blog that is behind...you should see the blog about my daughter! 

My other resolution is to start running.  I am planning to run my first 10K on Memorial Day.

We'll see how it goes!

I'll try to document it, and the rest of my mommyhood life here in the near future!