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Pizza Burger Recipe

Published: Jan 26, 2023 · Modified: Mar 8, 2023 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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Pizza Burger Recipe. An Easy pizza burger recipe with ground beef for parties or weeknight dinners. School lunch favorite with a twist.
Total time 30 minutes
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Pizza Burger Recipe is a simple weeknight dinner for your family! A great old school lunch favorite with a twist that everyone will appreciate.

Pizza burger sandwiches on dinner table.

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
  • 📝 Ingredients
  • 🥄 Instructions
  • 💡 Notes and Variations
  • 🧺 Storage
  • 💬 FAQs
  • 📣 Related Recipes
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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.

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  1. Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion and garlic. Brown minced garlic breaking it apart.
  2. Add pizza sauce and all the seasonings. Stir to combine well. Cook until the mixture is bubbly and thoroughly cooked.
  3. 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.
  4. Wrap in foil and pop in a 350F oven for 3-4 minutes until cheese melts.
Pizza burger cut in half to show texture.

💡 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.

A hand pulling half of a pizza burger sandwich.

💬 FAQs

What is Pizza burger?

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.

What goes with pizza burgers?

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.

📣 Related Recipes

  • These buffalo chicken sliders with cream cheese are so good, they can be served at dinner, parties or for game day.
  • Make this slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken recipe with pantry ingredients. Toss it together in less than 5 minutes - perfect for those busy days!
  • This crockpot BBQ meatball recipe is an easy and delicious way to entertain. Simply mix together store bought- or homemade- meatballs with your favorite BBQ sauce and grape jelly. Just 3 ingredients and 5 minutes of your time.
  • Baked ziti with meat is a delicious and satisfying comfort food that is easy to make at home. This dish can be made ahead of time and reheated for an easy weeknight dinner option.
  • This meatloaf recipe is moist, old fashioned, tender with a delicious glaze. Sticky sweet and super delicious! You can eat the whole thing in one sitting – I won't tell.
  • Seasoned ground beef is a flavorful mixture of ground beef, tomato paste and warm spices. Great to give richness to any casserole or dish you have with a room for plenty of more flavors to suite your recipes.
  • Classic Reuben sandwich with leftover corned beef is a hearty sandwich for quick lunch or dinner. Takes only 5-10 minutes with minimal effort.

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Pizza Burger Recipe. An Easy pizza burger recipe with ground beef for parties or weeknight dinners. School lunch favorite with a twist.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Diet: Halal
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 buns
Calories: 432kcal
Author: Amira

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

Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 675mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 229mg | Iron: 5mg
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First published Feb 15, 2019 . Last updated January 26, 2023 with important tips, clear step by step instructions and readability.

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  1. Travis

    February 10, 2022 at 10:18 am

    5 stars
    Simple and very delicious

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  2. Deborah Kim

    March 16, 2019 at 1:32 am

    5 stars
    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.

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    • Amira

      March 19, 2019 at 10:09 am

      That’s great to hear Deborah! So pleased you enjoyed this!

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