Supreme Pizza Burgers

This is another recipe from The Pioneer Woman, and it was F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C.  Definitely among the best burgers I have ever had in my entire life!!  Again, Ree's pictures and description are way better than mine, so please go check out this recipe on her blog.  You can practically taste the deliciousness through the computer screen!  For my own reference (I do use this blog as my recipe book!) I will include the recipe here too.

This is basically a supreme pizza in hamburger form, which is great because you can customize it depending on what supreme pizza ingredients the members of your family like.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound (or more) Italian sausage
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
Sliced Provolone or Mozzarella cheese (2 or 3 slices per burger)
Pepperoni slices
Marinara sauce (won't use the whole jar)
Grated Parmesan cheese
Kaiser rolls or good hamburger buns
Thinly sliced red onion (optional)
Whole green pepper, sliced in rings (optional)
Sliced black olives (optional)
Sliced mushrooms (canned or fresh - optional)


Procedure

Combine ground beef, sausage, and Italian seasoning in a bowl and mix well.  Form mixture into hamburger patties.  Fry the burgers on one side for several minutes.  Flip over and let cooking begin on the other side.  On the top of each burger, place 2 slices of cheese and several pepperoni slices.  Spoon a dollop of marinara sauce on top of the pepperoni and then lay a couple thin slices of red onion on top of that.  Layer the rest of the ingredients or not, depending on the tastes of your family ~ mushrooms, sliced olives, and green pepper rings.

Spoon a bit of marinara sauce on the top of all these ingredients and then layer another slice of cheese on the very top.  Cover with lid and let the burgers cook all the way through while the cheese melts and the toppings get warm.

In a separate skillet, cook the front and back of each side of the kaiser rolls in a good amount of butter.  When one side is done, flip over and on the top (cooked) side put a spoonful of marinara sauce and sprinkle some parmesan cheese while the bottom side cooks.  When the burger is done, lay it on this marinara "bed", top with the other half of the kaiser roll, and.... voila! 

A supreme pizza burger.  Delish!