Pizza Burgers

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This easy Pizza Burgers recipe tops toasted English muffins with saucy meat, vegetables, mozzarella, and pepperoni. Ready in about 30 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $10.27 recipe / $1.71 serving

Servings: servings (2 halves each)

Calories: 569kcal

Author: Jess Rice

Equipment

Sauté Pan
Baking Sheet

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil $0.05
1 lb. ground beef and pork blend $3.97*
½ Tbsp Italian seasoning $0.05
24 oz. marinara sauce one 24 oz. can, $1.58**
¾ cup frozen peppers and onions 5 oz., (half a bag) $0.78***
12 slices mozzarella cheese $1.84
6 English muffins 1 package, $1.62
12 slices pepperoni optional, $0.38

Instructions

Gather ingredients. Preheat oven to 350℉.
Cut English muffins in half and toast in the oven for about 5 minutes.
In a sauté pan, add the olive oil and half the bag of frozen peppers and onions (¾ cup of frozen veggies). Sauté for 3-4 minutes until softened.
Add the entire tube of ground beef and pork, breaking it up with a spatula as it cooks.
Cook until all of the meat is browned, about 5-10 minutes.
Tilt the sauté pan and soak up the fat from the pan with a paper towel, or strain it out carefully.
Next, add the canned sauce and Italian seasoning blend.
Mix and simmer over medium-low heat until warm and bubbly, about 6 minutes.
Spoon the meat and sauce mixture over each of the toasted English muffins.
Cover each with 1 slice of mozzarella cheese. I cut mine in half and crossed them over the top so it would fit better.
Quarter the pepperoni slices and add them to the top of the pizza burgers (optional).
Bake the pizza burgers until the cheese has melted and begun to toast on top, about 8-10 minutes. Enjoy!

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Notes

*You can use any ground meat you like for this recipe. The ground beef and pork blend I originally used may not be available everywhere, so use all beef, all pork, or combine whatever you have in your freezer. At the time of writing, I'm seeing pure ground pork for $2.67/lb, which is a pretty good deal compared to beef prices! Ground chicken or turkey also works well. You can also use Italian sausage, though I’d leave out the Italian seasoning and season to taste. For a meatless option, swap in your favorite vegetarian meat crumbles.

**Use any marinara sauce or pasta sauce you like. If your sauce is quite loose, let the topping simmer a little longer to reduce and thicken before spooning it over the English muffins (see my step photos below for a visual on what it should look like!). Got some homemade marinara in your freezer? Go ahead and use it!

***I use a few budget-friendly shortcuts in this recipe to keep it realistic. Since I only need a small amount of peppers and onions to flavor the topping, buying them fresh didn’t make much sense. I’d be left with most of both to use up! Instead, I use Walmart’s frozen ‘Seasoning Blend’, but any frozen diced peppers and onions will work. You’ll need about ¾ cup, or 5 oz. If you want to use fresh, use ½ cup diced onion and ¼ cup diced bell pepper. Sauté them for 4-5 minutes, or until softened, before adding the meat.

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