Stuffed Pizza Burgers
These Stuffed Pizza Burgers combine the flavors of two comfort food favorites into one juicy, tasty burger!
Ingredients
- 16 slices turkey pepperoni chopped (I used Hormel)
- ½ cup jarred pizza sauce divided
- 3 oz shredded 2% milk Mozzarella cheese divided
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1.25 lbs uncooked 90% lean ground beef
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 light hamburger buns (I used Schmidt Old Tyme 647 sandwich rolls)
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together the chopped pepperoni, ¼ cup of the pizza sauce, 1.5 ounces of the Mozzarella cheese, the oregano, and the crushed red pepper to make the burger filling. Set aside.
- Divide the ground beef into eight equal piles and form each pile into a thin patty about 4” in diameter. Divide the pepperoni filling from step one amongst four of the beef patties, about 2 rounded tablespoons each. Use a spoon to spread the filling across the surface of the four patties, leaving a border around the edge. Place one of the bare patties over each of the topped patties, with the filling in between. Press together the edges of the patties all the way around and then use your hands to clean up the edges/make sure they’re sealed.
- In a small dish, stir together the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Sprinkle half this spice mixture over the filled burger patties. Flip each patty and sprinkle the remaining spices over the other side.
- Lightly mist a nonstick grill pan or skillet with cooking spray and bring over medium-high heat. Place the burger patties on the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes. Flip the patties and cook for an additional 2 minutes before adding a tablespoon of the remaining pizza sauce to the top of each (still cooking) burger. Divide the remaining 1.5 ounces of shredded Mozzarella over the tops of the burgers as well. Using a large pot lid, cover the pan as the burgers continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes until cooked to your preferred doneness.
- Remove the burgers to a side plate to rest. If the cheese isn’t finished melting you can place the pot lid over the top to finish the job.
- Toast the burger buns in your toaster/toaster oven and then place each burger on a bun to serve.
Notes
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WW Points per burger: 6 (Points calculated using the recipe builder in the WW app)
Nutrition Information per burger:
433 calories, 38 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 18 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 41 g protein, 10 g fiber, 507 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
12 per burger (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info)
433 calories, 38 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 18 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 41 g protein, 10 g fiber, 507 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
12 per burger (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info)