Old School Pizza Burgers

 

Who remembers getting pizza burgers in school. It was one of my favorite school lunches next to Chicken and Noodle day. This recipe is the authentic one, no fancy add in's. 

Basic Ingredients:

1 lb. Ground Beef 

1 tsp. Garlic Powder 

1 tsp. Onion Powder 

1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning 

1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1 (14 ounce) jar pizza sauce

sliced or shredded mozzarella cheese

6 hamburger buns (English Muffins and chabata rolls make a great option to the hamburger buns)

Instructions: see **notes below 

1. Brown meat and drain.

2. Stir in seasonings and start by adding 1 cup of pizza sauce and your  cheese and blend well. If you think you would like more pizza sauce you can add more to your liking but if it's too liquidy it does make the bun soggy so I go for a dryer mixture.

3. Take 6 hamburger buns and split in half. Spoon meat mixture onto each half, top with a shredded or a slice of mozzarella.

4. Broil 4 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

*** Notes

Add pepperoni on top of meat mixture then mozzarella cheese on top.

If you'd like to add some diced green peppers or onions add them to ground beef while browning.

You can also dice up some fresh or canned mushrooms I add those after the pizza sauce.