Backyard Brick Oven Pizza Burgers

Grill Mates® Backyard Brick Oven Seasoning add spicy heat to burgers. Add pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and toppings to make it a pizza burger.

Prep: 15 min | Bake: 12 min | Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 tablespoon McCormick® Grill Mates® Backyard
• Brick Oven Seasoning
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 6 ciabatta rolls
• 2 plum tomatoes, each cut into 6 thin slices

Instructions

1. Mix ground beef, 1/2 cup of the cheese and Seasoning in large bowl until well blended. Shape into 6 patties.
2. Grill burgers over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes per side or until cooked through (internal temperature of 160 degrees F).
3. Top burgers with pizza sauce and remaining 1/2 cup cheese 1 minute before cooking is completed.
4. Serve burgers on rolls. Top with tomato slices and sprinkle with additional Seasoning, if desired.

Notes

Serving Suggestion: Top burgers with your favorite pizza toppings, such as sliced pepperoni, mushrooms, red onion or olives.

Nutrition

Per serving: Total Calories: 399 Sodium: 781mg Fat: 15g Carbohydrates: 34g Cholesterol: 86mg Protein: 32g Fiber: 2g

Attribution

Recipe used with permission from: McCormick