Chicken Patties

Mark and I discovered these last year and they have become one of the items I make once or twice a month. I like the way you can change them to suit your mood and they are great left over.

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast cut into chunks
1 bread slice- stale processed in the food processor.
(I don’t like bread crumbs out of the can- look at the ingredients- it is a mile long- because they don’t want the stuff to ever grow mold! So, I prefer to just use the same bread I eat. I know what is in that.)
1 egg
About ¼ cup chopped onion.
Now here is where you can vary according to mood.
Tonight I added salt, pepper, basil, paprika and oregano.
¼ cup Parmesan cheese.
Other nights this could be curry.
And yet another night try water chestnuts, soy sauce and ginger.

Pulse the bread in food processor; add onion and spices pulse again.
Add egg pulse one more time.
Throw this in a bowl.
Add chicken to processor and pulse until well ground, but not mush.
Add chicken to bread crumb mixture.
Mix well using rubber gloves if you like or wet you hands a bit.
Shape into patties.
You should get 6 out of this.
Heat a skillet with some olive oil and brown on both sides until cook through.
Make a sauce with mayo and some hot or sweet.
These are great leftover.
Double the recipe if you want.
Keep some water going in the sink for all that chicken clean up.

This is not a great picture- I have to work on my presentation.
And yes that is white rice- Mark will not eat brown rice and after 36 years I don't make him.
Pick your battles!