Pizza Burger Recipe is a simple weeknight dinner for your family! A great old school lunch favorite with a twist that everyone will appreciate.
Saucy ground meat, pepperoni slices, loads of melted cheese all sandwiched between your favorite buns, how can anybody resist? I've made this a couple of times already and they were devoured every time.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- Easy family favorite weeknight dinner.
- Great for parties and very versatile as well.
- Kid friendly recipe.
- Using seasoned ground beef from your freezer saves time.
Excellent birthday party food for kids or for a weeknight dinner. Loved by children everywhere. Play with the recipe and use hot dogs, bologna or luncheon meat for a new taste each time. A wonderful, quick and easy meal.
📝 Ingredients
Note: This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
- Ground beef
- Onion
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Pizza sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
- Soy sauce
- Oregano
- Dry onion soup mix
- Sliced cheese
- Pepperoni, I used turkey pepperoni
- Burger buns
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion and garlic. Brown minced garlic breaking it apart.
- Add pizza sauce and all the seasonings. Stir to combine well. Cook until the mixture is bubbly and thoroughly cooked.
- Assemble your sandwich: pile meat mixture on the bottom part of a bun, top with pepperoni slices then a slice of cheese and cover with the other half of the bun.
- Wrap in foil and pop in a 350F oven for 3-4 minutes until cheese melts.
💡 Notes and Variations
- You can use ground chicken or turkey instead if you are avoiding red meat.
- You can use store-bought burgers and break them apart and cook in the sauce and proceed with the recipes as is.
- Also, you might want to cook the burgers as is then add pizza sauce and a slice of cheese on top.
- This is a very flexible, forgiving recipe. So try to play with it each time you'll be amazed.
🧺 Storage
Refrigerate leftover sandwiches tightly wrapped for up to 3-4 days.
💬 FAQs
Pizza burgers were among school cafeteria favorites. Hamburger meat cooked in a mixture that includes tomato sauce/paste topped with shredded cheese and then toasted. Very tasty and easy for kids of all ages.
I've served mine with some fries and pickles on the side. You can serve with sliced tomato, onion and cucumber for a healthy side. Air fryer frozen sweet potato fries and air fryer frozen onion rings are quick and easy sides too.
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Pizza burger
Ingredients
For the meat mixture:
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced.
- 1 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 ½ pound lean ground beef.
- 1 (14 oz) jar pizza sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
For the sandwiches:
- 1 (1oz) envelope dry onion soup mix
- 6 slices Mozzarella cheese or any cheese of choice
- 6 burger buns
- 24-30 pepperoni slices
Instructions
Make the meat mixture:
- In a skillet over medium high heat, sauté onion until translucent.
- Add garlic and sauce for another 30 seconds.
- Add ground beef breaking it apart and stir until it is browned. Drain excess fat if needed.
- Add remaining ingredients, and mix everything well.
- Keep cooking for another 3-4 minutes.
Assemble the sandwiches:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Pile meat mixture on bottom of a bun, top with pepperoni slices then a slice of cheese then top with the other half of the bun.
- Wrap in foil and pop in the oven for 5 minutes to allow cheese to melt.
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Notes
- For notes and variations please refer to the post above.
- Please check the nutrition disclaimer policy.
Nutrition
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First published Feb 15, 2019 . Last updated January 26, 2023 with important tips, clear step by step instructions and readability.
Travis
Simple and very delicious
Deborah Kim
This recipe is great, my kids loved it and it was so easy to make. I did not have oregano but it turned out really well.
Amira
That’s great to hear Deborah! So pleased you enjoyed this!