Pepperoni Pizza Burgers

Prep 30 min
Total 30 min
Ingredients 8
Servings 5

Progresso® bread crumbs provide a simple addition to these grilled pepperoni and ground beef burgers flavored with pimiento-stuffed green olives and pizza sauce – a scrumptious dinner. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated September 30, 2011

Ingredients

lb. lean ground beef

1/2

cup finely chopped pepperoni

1/4

cup chopped pimiento-stuffed green olives

1/3

cup Progresso™ Italian Style Bread Crumbs

egg, slightly beaten

(8-oz.) can pizza sauce

burger buns, split

slices provolone cheese (about 8 oz.), quartered

Steps

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1

Heat grill. In large bowl, combine ground beef, pepperoni, olives, bread crumbs, egg and 1/4 cup of the pizza sauce; mix well. Shape mixture into 5 patties, 1/2 inch thick.
2

When ready to grill, place patties on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 13 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, turning once.
3

To toast buns, place cut sides down on grill during last 1 to 2 minutes of cooking time. Top each patty with cheese pieces; cook just until melted.
4

Meanwhile, heat remaining pizza sauce in small saucepan over medium heat. Spread sauce on cut sides of toasted buns. Serve cheese-topped patties in buns.

To broil patties, place on broiler pan; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat using times above as a guide, turning patties once and placing buns on pan during last 1 to 2 minutes of broiling time. Top each patty with cheese pieces; broil just until melted.
These juicy burgers have the great taste of pizza tucked inside a neat-to-eat sandwich.
Serve shoestring potatoes and beans salad with these burgers. For dessert, combine cubes of cantaloupe, a little honey and orange juice in a blender container. Cover; blend until smooth. Serve over vanilla ice cream.