What are your plans for the big game later today? Being from New England and a Patriots fan my whole life I could be bitter that Tom Brady left us or I can be on board with rooting for him since he is without a doubt one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Though I recall seeing a young Mahomes play a couple of years ago and be quite impressed. So much so I have it in writing that he is someone to watch. Now look they are playing each other in the super bowl I personally won’t be too disappointed in whoever wins. 

The kids and I were sitting around yesterday morning and discussed what we would wanted for game day. We came up with way too many ideas for just a few of us. It will be hard to eliminate any of them but it’s way too much food.

Do you make a ton of snacks or something more substantial? I generally do a little of both. My husband is all about the wings. I am more of a dip kind of gal. My son wanted us to make pretzels; which we have never done but it made the list anyway. I usually make a soup/stew or chili of some sort but we decided not this time around. I mentioned meatball grinders and ended at fried chicken sandwich which is what I am making.

Chicken Parmesan Sliders

dclarkabal

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Prep Time 18 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Course Appetizer

Servings 4 people

Calories 204 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup diced onions
• 1 1/2 tablespoon fresh parsley
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 pound ground chicken breast
• 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese grated
• 1 cup marinara sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• a few sprinkles crushed red pepper flakes
• 8 slices mozzarella cheese
• fresh basil leaves
• 8 small slider buns or whatever you have on hand

Instructions

 

• Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add oil swirling to coat add the chopped onions, oregano, and garlic; saute 3-4 minutes until softened. Place onion mixture in a large bowl; let it cool slightly. Add the ground chicken, parmesan, ½ cup marinara, salt and peppers to the onion mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon or your hands and shape into 8 ½ inch thick patties.  Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Pre-heat your broiler along with a grill pan on medium-high heat.
• Coat pan with some cooking spray. Add the patties and cook about 10 minutes or until done, turning once
• Toast your buns if you wish; arrange bottom halves of the buns on a baking sheet. Place 1 patty on each roll. Top with 1 tablespoon marinara and a slice of mozzarella cheese. Broil until the cheese melts. Top with basil and the top halve of the buns.