Pizza Burgers

Pizza and hamburgers. 2 foods that just about every kid eats.

How about make your own Pizza Burgers? Yet another freezer meal waiting for you to WOW your family. You can call it Gourmet Burger Night.

Here's what you need for Pizza Burgers:

2 lbs extra lean ground beef
2 oz pepperoni slices (15-20 slices)
1/2 C pizza sauce (or plain tomato sauce)
1/2 C dried bread crumbs (if you have the Italian kind in a tub, that's perfect!)
1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese

Place beef in a large mixing bowl. Coarsely chop pepperoni. Add pepperoni, sauce, bread crumbs and cheese to beef. Using your hands, wearing disposable gloves (or a real sturdy spoon), mix until well blended.

If you plan to save this for later, you have 2 options:

1. Put the entire bowl full of meat into a gallon sized freezer bag. Flatten, removing as much air as possible. Seal and freeze.
OR
2. Shape immediately into 8 hamburger patties and place on waxed paper on the bottom of a freezer-safe container. Can be layered 4-on-4. Cover top layer with another sheet of wax paper and seal.

Otherwise, shape into patties and enjoy immediately! Serve with your favorite condiments.

As we are in the thick of summer, look for more "Gourmet Burgers" to come!