Pizza Burger

These are sooooo good. I was surprised at how moist they were. I think the key here is to get them good and browned and not be afraid that they are going to be overdone. I cooked them until I could no longer see any pink on the top and bottom. Then I turned them like wheels in the pan to brown the edges.

Ingredients:

1 Pound Ground Beef

1 Green Bell Pepper

1 Package of Mini Pepperoni(optional)

1 Can sliced Black Olives(optional)

1 C, 1/4 C Divided Mozzarella Cheese Shredded

1 T Butter

1/2 t garlic salt or powder

1/4 t Red Pepper Flakes

1 T Romano Cheese

1 16 Ounce Can Pizza Sauce

4 Buns

1. Put ground beef and 1 Cup of mozzarella cheese in a large bowl.

2. Saute diced green peppers in a skillet with dry seasonings and butter, including Romano Cheese.

3. Add green pepper mixture to mixing bowl.

4. Combine by hand and make into 4 hamburger patties.

5. Start sauce in a small sauce pan. Add 1/4 C of Mozzarella Cheese.

6. Fry burgers in the same pan used to saute the green peppers. They will appear very dark on the outside and this is great! It won't taste burned, don't worry. It is very similar to frying a meatball. Cook both sides evenly until burger is done to your liking.

7. I like my buns a certain way. You could certainly serve these over buns without doing anything extra. I like to butter them and sprinkle them with garlic powder and a bit of mozzarella cheese. I pop them in the oven at 350 just until the cheese is melted.

This is what my burgers look like when they are just right. They are crispy on the outside, but moist and juicy on the inside.

Top with sauce and serve!

Optional Ideas,

You could add the pepperoni and black olive to either the sauce or the meat.

Meatball Sliders

Delicious, delicious, delicious. I have made meatball subs for my husband many times, but these sliders made eating them soooo easy. No mess, no dropped meatballs and one very happy family.
Ingredients:
1 Pound Ground Beef
1/2 Pound Ground Pork(I can never find a 1/2 pound. Buy 1 pound and use the rest for making sausage patties in the morning)
1 Cup Panko Japanese Bread Crumbs(If you don't have Panko settle for Regular...sigh)
29 Ounce Can of Hunts Tomato Sauce
1/2 Cup plus 2 Tablespoons of Parmesan Cheese(or any of the dry shaker type you have in the house)
6 slices Mozzarella Cheese
1 Package of Slider Buns(mini buns)
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder plus a few additional shakes on the buns
Butter
Put the ground beef and ground pork into a large bowl.
These Panko breadcrumbs are pretty good. If you don't have them put in regular breadcrumbs. These are really worth trying and not only for Japanese food.

Add 1/2 Cup of parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs Squish it all up. With both hands. Don't do it with a wooden spoon! Take your rings off and squeeze. You should mix and squeeze until the bread crumbs and cheese are hardly visible.

Don't substitute the sauce. This one makes all the difference.

Roll em up!

Put the meatballs into a heated pan over medium heat. My husband likes to put olive oil or butter into the pan. I don't think it is necessary so I don't. No one can make me either. But... if they start to burn you might want to add a little olive oil. But the natural oils of the meat should be enough.

Cook meatballs over medium heat. Let them get good and brown. I don't cook them completely, but almost. Any additional cooking will be done when they are in the sauce. Remove the meatballs and pour tomato sauce into pan and heat it up. You can just add the sauce over the meatballs if that's easier. Why would you take them out first you ask? Only to let the pan cool a bit so it doesn't spit at you when you put the sauce in.

Add the meatballs to the sauce and top with additional grated cheese and garlic powder. Parmesan or any blend you have with do just fine.

Cover the pan and let cook on low for 30 minutes. If you cooked the meatballs all the way through before and you are in a hurry, just cooking it until it is hot is fine. I like cooking them for an additional 30 minutes to get the meat flavor into the sauce.

I love these. They are really great and to tell you the truth I was shocked that my grocery store carried them. They never have ANYTHING I want. I know I sound like an unhappy toddler, but really they never have anything that is a bit out of the ordinary. It's a miracle!

Put buns on a foil lined baking sheet and butter each one.
Add Garlic Powder
Put it in the oven at 350 until the cheese melts and serve meatball right on top.
Here you have it. I dare you to eat just one!