Lunch
Pizza Burgers
Description
Make it Italian in 20 minutes! Pizza sauce flavors standard sloppy joes.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 jar (14 oz) pepperoni-flavored or regular pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives, if desired
- 6 sandwich buns, split
- 1 cup shredded pizza cheese blend (4 oz)
Directions:
- In 10-inch skillet, cook beef, onion and bell pepper over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.
- Stir in pizza sauce and olives. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
- Spoon about 1/2 cup beef mixture on bottom half of each bun. Immediately sprinkle each with 2 tablespoons of the cheese; add tops of bun. Serve immediately or let stand about 2 minutes until cheese is melted.
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