Boo’s Smoky Chicken Patties on Buttered Toast

Name: Boo’s Smoky Chicken Patties on Buttered Toast
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken breast; 1 tablespoon smoked sweet Hungarian paprika, available on the spice aisle in small cans (a palmful); 1 1/2 tablespoons grill seasoning, such as McCormick’s Montreal Steak Seasoning (1 1/2 palmfuls); 1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (a couple of handfuls of leaves); 1/2 medium yellow onion; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) (twice around the bowl); 8 slices sandwich white or whole-wheat bread; 2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups chopped baby spinach, watercress, or arugula (Boo would skip the greens)

December 9, 2011

Cooks' Note

Boo Food: Boo was my dog, my friend, and my test-kitchen eater for twelve years (eighty-four, to her) and about 2,700 recipes. These recipes are a tribute to all the flavors and foods Boo loved best. I was the luckiest girl in the world to share my life and so much good food with Miss Boo. When you make this meal, have a bite for her or for the special animal in your life.

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