These were fantastic, if I do say so myself. There’s grated pepperoni in the burger and it gets topped with melty provolone cheese and some tomato sauce. This kicks off an Italian-inspired month so buckle up for some fun twists on classics!
Pizza Burgers
Ingredients: (serves 4)
1 pound ground meat (I used pork but use what you like)
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 cup of pepperoni
4 slices of provolone cheese
1/4 cup tomato sauce
4 brioche rolls
Directions:
Preheat the grill, then add ground meat and dried seasonings to a bowl. Grate the pepperoni into the meat mixture (or chop finely) and stir to combine.
Form into patties and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until cooked through, to your desired doneness.
Add cheese to melt.
Warm up tomato sauce and assemble the burgers on the buns with sauce.
Optional: add more Italian seasoning, or red chili flakes, or grated Parmesan, or any of your regular pizza toppings!
Enjoy!
We had these with some parmesan fries and caprese salad. They really tasted of pizza and the pepperoni flavored it all but wasn’t too strong. The kids were wary but each finished or almost finished so they likely were more into it than they said.