Chicken and sweet potato patties

I had a bunch of spare ingredients on hand (namely, a can of chicken and some sweet potatoes), and I decided to combine them.  I wasn't thrilled about the results (not a personal fan of combining something sweet with a protein), but the family wolfed this down!  


Ingredients

1 12.5 oz can chicken breast in water, drained

1 cup sweet potato purée

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1-2 tsp olive oil
1 egg

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs



1) Combine chicken, sweet potato puree, egg, salt, pepper, pumpkin pie spice in a bowl. Mix thoroughly.
2) Scoop out 1/4 cup of the mixture, and flatten to form a patty.  
3) In a separate shallow dish, combine the olive oil and panko crumbs.  Immediately sprinkle both sides of each patty with the panko crumbs and place on a greased baking sheet.
4) Bake in 350F oven for 20-25 minutes until the panko is golden brown. 
5) Serve warm.