Grilled Pizza Burger

Jennifer

Cuisine: American
Categories: Grilling & Beef

Recipe Source: Eat This

This Grilled Pizza Burger is the ultimate mashup of two all-time favorite foods! It's a juicy grilled burger topped with all your favorite pizza fixings – melty mozzarella cheese, tangy tomato sauce, and savory pepperoni. This recipe is easy to make, fun to eat, and guaranteed to be a hit with everyone.

Grilled Pizza Burger

Difficulty: EASY

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Serving Size: Makes 4 Burgers

Ingredients:

  • 1–1 1/4 lb lean ground turkey
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, crushed
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 slices uncured sliced pepperoni
  • 4 thin slices mozzarella cheese
  • 4 sprouted whole-grain buns or whole-grain buns, split and toasted
  • 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1/3–1/2 cup jarred pizza sauce, warmed

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine turkey, onion, red pepper, oregano, fennel seeds, garlic powder, salt, and red pepper flakes.
  2. Shape into 4-inch-thick patties. Brush tops and bottoms with olive oil.
  3. For a charcoal grill, grill patties on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 14 to 18 minutes or until no longer pink (165°F)
  4. Turn once halfway through grilling. Top each patty with a pepperoni slice and then a cheese slice for the last 1 to 2 minutes of grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill.)
  5. Reduce heat to medium. Place patties on grill rack over heat. (Cover and grill as above.)
  6. To assemble, place grilled patties on bun bottoms. Top with basil, pizza sauce, and bun tops.