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Pepperoni Pizza Burger – Combine 2 favorites with this easy burger recipe. Sausage and beef make up the burger, top with pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni for an epic burger night!
Summer is all about grilling and cooking outside, so you don’t have to heat up the house. It can be your Classic Hamburger or you could try my favorite Turkey Burgers. But firing up the grill is a must in the summer.
This pizza burger is a cheesy over the top burger that tastes just like you are eating a slice of pizza!
What Is Pizza Burger
A pizza burger is basically a pizza in burger form! You have lots of the traditional components; Italian sausage, pepperoni, pizza sauce, cheese, and bread. It is all combined into a burger for the taste of pizza in each bite!
The buns are even are even brushed with butter and garlic salt before being toasted. So you get the buttery, garlicky crust you know and love of pizza.
What You’ll Need
- Ground Beef
- Italian Sausage
- Pizza Sauce
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
- Basil
- Hamburger Buns
- Butter
- Garlic Salt
How To Make A Pizza Burger
- In a large bowl combine ground beef and sausage until well blended. Then form into 6-8 patties, depending on how big you want them. I like to make 8, quarter-pound patties.
- Place the burgers on a hot grill the burgers and cook for 5-6 minutes per side. Or until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, butter each bun and sprinkle with garlic salt. Lightly toast the buns on the grill while the burgers are cooking.
- Once the burgers are almost cooked through, top each burger with a spoonful of pizza sauce, slices of Mozzarella cheese and 4 slices of pepperoni. Close the grill or cover the pan and let the cheese melt.
- Serve burgers on toasted buns, and garnished with basil and Parmesan cheese.
What Goes With Pizza Burgers
Recipe Tips
- If you like it spicy you can use hot Italian sausage in this recipe. If you like things mild you can use mild or even sweet Italian sausage.
- Mix up the toppings! If you like mushrooms or black olives on your pizza, they make a great addition to this burger. Whatever you like on your burger, you can definitely add it here.
- When you are forming your patties, make a small indentation with your thumb in the center of each patty. This ensures that the burgers don’t puff up into a ball when they are grilled.
Yes, you can definitely make the patties ahead of time. You can store them covered in the fridge for a couple of days before you cook them. You could even wrap them well and then store them in the freezer. Just thaw in the fridge before grilling or cooking.
You can cook these burgers on the stove top or even in the oven. Cook in a large skillet over medium high heat for 5-6 minutes per side. Or you can cook in the oven at 425º F for about 15 minutes, flipping half way.
More Tasty Summer Dinner Recipes
- Grilled Chicken Legs
- Margarita Grilled Chicken
- Grilled Pork Chops
- Fiesta Lime Chicken
- Spicy Bacon Cheeseburger
- Grilled Pork Tenderloin
- Grilled Chicken Thighs
Pepperoni Pizza Burger
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- Mozzarella Cheese
- 24-32 slices pepperoni
- Shredded Parmesan Cheese, for garnish
- Chopped Basil, for garnish
- 8 Hamburger Buns
- Butter
- Garlic Salt
Instructions
- Preheat grill or a large skillet to high heat.
- In a large bowl combine ground beef and sausage until well blended. Form into 6-8 patties, depending on how big you want them.
- Grill the burgers for 5-6 minutes per side. Or until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, butter each bun and sprinkle with garlic salt. Lightly toast the buns on the grill while the burgers are cooking.
- Top each burger with a spoonful of pizza sauce, slices of Mozzarella cheese and 4 slices of pepperoni. Close the grill or cover the pan and let the cheese melt.
- Serve burgers on buns, garnished with basil and Parmesan cheese if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is such a good combo. One of our favorite meals!
Delicious! Perfect dinner or even lunch!
Pizza and burger in one dish! I love this idea!
Ohh, I am totally in love with this!!!
Oh my, this sounds like the perfect burger! I am so excited to try it!
My husband would absolutely love this pizza burger! It looks and sounds amazing!