A perfect mash-up of a burger and pizza. A burger patty is made with ground beef and Italian sausage and plenty of pizza spices. Grill up the burger and top it with all your favorite pizza toppings.
Brioche bunswell toasted – so it's like a pizza crust!
Pizza sauce
Red onion, green pepper slices, and mushrooms- optionally grilled
Black olives, banana peppers, extra pepperoni
Grated Romano, Asiago or Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Preheat grill to medium high, direct heat.
In a large bowl combine the bread cubes and milk. With a fork mash everything together until it forms a smooth paste-like consistency.
1 slice white bread, 3 Tbsp. milk
Add in the salt, onion powder, Italian seasoning, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and pizza sauce. Stir to combine.
¾ tsp. kosher salt, 1 tsp. onion powder, 1 tsp. Italian seasoning, ½ tsp. pepper, 1 clove garlic, 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1 Tbsp. pizza sauce or marinara
Add the ground beef and the Italian sausage to the bread mixture and gently mix to thoroughly combine the ingredients.
1 lb. ground beef, ½ lb. Italian sausage
Form the mixture into approximately 5 large, flat pizza burger patties, with your thumb make a large divot in the center of each burger to minimize shrinkage on the grill.
Place the pizza burgers onto the preheated grill and grill over direct heat for approximately 4-5 minutes per side. (If grilling any veggies place them on the grill at this time too)
During the last minute of cooking time, top the pizza burgers with a slice or two of provolone cheese and 3-4 slices of pepperoni. Close the lid and let the cheese melt for 1 minute.
Remove pizza burgers from the grill and allow to rest for 4-5 minutes before serving.While the pizza burgers rest, oil the cut side of the buns with cooking spray, olive oil or butter, and toast on the grill.
To serve, place the pizza burger on a well toasted bun and top with 2-3 tablespoon of pizza sauce or marinara and your favorite pizza toppings.
Building a Pizza Burger
This is how I build my pizza burger, bottom to top, use this as a guide:toasted bottom bunpizza sauce and marinarapizza burger with provolone and pepperoni slicessprinkle of black olivesgrilled mushroom slicesgrilled red onion & grilled green pepperssprinkle of parmesan cheesetop toasted bun