Cacciatore Burgers

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Source: Rachael Ray

Serves 4 people

Categories: Chicken, Hamburgers, Main Dish, Rachael Ray

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (plus more for drizzling)
  • 1 1/3 lbs ground chicken or 1 1/3 lbs ground turkey breast
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 garlic cloves (2 cloves, minced and 2 cloves cracked from skins and reserved)
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 medium yellow onion (1/4 finely chopped, 3/4 thinly sliced)
  • 2 -3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 10 fresh basil leaves, shredded
  • parmigiano-reggiano cheese
  • salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 portabella mushroom caps, thinly sliced
  • 2 cubanelle peppers, seeded and sliced
  • 2 hot cherry peppers, chopped (plus a splash of the pickling juice)
  • 4 slices provolone cheese, deli sliced
  • 4 crusty rolls, split
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 (12 ounce) bag prewashed mixed baby greens
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 lemon, juice of

Directions

  1. Preheat a large skillet or grill pan over med-high heat.

  2. Drizzle some olive oil in a bowl; add to it the chicken, Worcestershire sauce, chopped garlic, red pepper flakes, chopped onions, parsley, basil, Parmigiano (a generous palmful), salt, and pepper.

  3. Combine mixture; for into 4 large patties; place patties on hot skillet; cook 6 minutes, then flip burgers and cook 5 minutes on the other side.

  4. Heat a second skillet over med-high heat; add 1 tablespoon olive oil; add in the mushroom caps, sliced onions and cubanelle peppers.

  5. Season with salt and pepper; cook 5 minutes, stirring often.

  6. Turn the heat off; add in the hot cherry peppers and a splash of their juice.

  7. Place the provolone over the burgers and turn off the heat in the pan; tent the pan with foil to melt the cheese and carry-over heat.

  8. Preheat broiler to high; toast the crusty rolls until golden; melt the butter with the remaining cracked garlic in the microwave or over low heat in a small pan; brush the garlic butter on the rolls.

  9. Place the cheese-covered patties on the bottoms of the buns; top with the peppers and onions; replace the top halves of the buns.

  10. Toss the greens with the thyme, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, and pepper.

  11. Serve the greens alongside the cacciatore burgers.

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