Enjoy cheesy pizza burgers featuring ground beef and mushrooms - a hearty Italian dinner!
Mozzarella-Stuffed Mushroom Pizza Burgers
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
- 1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (about 3 cups)
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 4 hamburger buns, split
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce, warmed
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix beef, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Shape mixture into 8 patties, 4 1/2 inches in diameter and 1/4 inch thick. Press 1/4 cup of the cheese into a ball with hands; press flat into 3 1/2-inch-diameter patty. Repeat with remaining cheese. Place cheese patties on top of 4 beef patties; top with remaining beef patties. Pinch edges together to seal.
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Step2In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from heat.
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Step3Heat gas or charcoal grill. Place patties on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 11 to 13 minutes, turning once, until meat thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°F. During last 2 minutes of cooking, place buns, cut sides down, on grill until toasted.
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Step4Place burgers on bottom halves of buns. Top with pizza sauce and mushroom mixture. Cover with top halves of buns.
Nutrition
560
Calories
30g
Total Fat
43g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 560
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 47%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 59%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 1080mg
- 45%
- Potassium
- 680mg
- 20%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 43g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 30%
- 30%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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