Chicken Patty Melt #RecipeReDux

Chicken Patty Melt
Welcome to another exciting group challenge posed by Recipe ReDux. The challenge this month is to create a healthy version of the popular “patty”.
When I think of patties I think sandwich. Crab patties, hamburger patties, veggie patties and of course, patty melts.

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Patty Melts are nothing more than a burger in a grilled cheese sandwich. I love patty melts. Usually these beauties are made with caramelized onions that ooze from gobs of butter. Gooey cheese, greasy ground beef, rye and more butter.
I lightened up this classic by using lean chicken, low-fat Swiss and substituting 1/2 the butter with olive oil. Oh yes, and mushrooms. Lots of mushrooms.
I served this with a little salad of dried apricots and arugula drizzles with olive oil and lemon.

Chicken Patty Melt #RecipeReDux
 
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Ingredients
  • ½ pound ground chicken
  • ¼ cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • Salt-to taste
  • ¼ cup thinly slices onions
  • ¼ cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 4 teaspoons butter, divided
  • cooking spray
  • 4 slices low-fat Swiss
  • 4 slices rye bread
Instructions
  1. Mix together chicken, spices and bread crumbs and form into patties. Spray a skillet with cooking spray and fry burgers until thoroughly cooked. Drain on a paper towel if necessary.
  2. Fry mushrooms in olive oil and 1 teaspoon butter until golden brown.
  3. Fry onions in remaining butter until soft and caramelize.
  4. In a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray place 1 slice bread, 1 slice Swiss, burger, onions and mushrooms. Top with another slice of cheese and bread.
  5. Cook until bread browns and cheese is melted.

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