Juicy Pizza Burgers (Printable)
Beef patties loaded with pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni on toasted buns.
# What You’ll Need:
→ For the Patties
01 - 1.1 lb ground beef
02 - 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
03 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
04 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
05 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
→ For Assembly
06 - 4 burger buns, split
07 - 1/2 cup pizza sauce
08 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
09 - 1.5 oz pepperoni slices
10 - 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
11 - 1 small bell pepper, thinly sliced
12 - 1 tablespoon olive oil
→ Optional Toppings
13 - Fresh basil leaves
14 - Red chili flakes
15 - Extra pizza sauce for dipping
# How To Make It:
01 - In a large bowl, combine ground beef, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix gently until evenly incorporated, then shape into 4 equal-sized patties.
02 - Heat olive oil in a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook the patties for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until fully cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
03 - Preheat the oven broiler to high. Place the bottom halves of the burger buns on a baking sheet, cut side up.
04 - Spread 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce onto each bun bottom. Place one cooked patty on top of each sauced bun.
05 - Spoon another tablespoon of pizza sauce over each patty. Layer with shredded mozzarella cheese, pepperoni slices, thinly sliced red onion, and bell pepper strips.
06 - Place the assembled burgers under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes, watching closely, until the cheese is bubbling and fully melted.
07 - Remove from the oven and garnish with fresh basil leaves or red chili flakes if desired. Cap each burger with the top bun half and serve immediately with extra pizza sauce on the side for dipping.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It gives you all the guilty pleasure of a greasy pepperoni pizza without waiting for dough to rise or delivery to show up cold.
- The broiler melts the cheese into a stretchy, caramelized blanket that makes every bite feel like you pulled it straight from a brick oven.
02 -
- Walk away from the broiler for even thirty seconds and you will go from gorgeous melted cheese to a charred disaster, so stay right there and watch through the oven door.
- Resting the cooked patties for a minute before assembling prevents the sauce from sliding right off the meat juices.
03 -
- Press a small dimple into the center of each raw patty with your thumb so it cooks flat instead of puffing into a meatball shape.
- Use a chunky, herb loaded marinara instead of plain pizza sauce if you want the flavor to hit a little harder and feel more homemade.