Open-Faced Pizza Burgers
Open-faced pizza burgers are served on split English muffins with ground beef, seasoned marinara sauce, and plenty of melted mozzarella cheese.
Serves4
Prep5 minutes
Cook15 minutes
One bite into these open-faced pizza burgers and I was immediately struck with a sense of nostalgia. If you grew up eating English muffin pizzas like I did, these cheesy burgers will be right up your alley. They taste like a beefed-up version of the childhood favorite.
This recipe is like a pizza-burger hybrid: It borrows the very best traits from each to form a comforting, family-friendly meal. With some basic ingredients and 20 minutes on the clock, you too can sit down to this deliciousness.
How to Make Pizza Burgers in Just 20 Minutes
This kid-friendly dinner comes together in three simple steps. Before getting started, position an oven rack to about six inches under the broiler. You won’t use the broiler until the end of cooking, but it’s easiest to do it before the oven heats up.
The first step is to toast the split English muffins on a sheet pan in the oven. While they’re crisping, you’ll brown the ground beef on the stovetop, and mix in a couple spices and just enough marinara to make it saucy. Spoon the saucy beef over the toasted English muffins and sprinkle with shredded mozzarella, then broil for just a minute or so to melt the cheese.
Open-Faced Pizza Burgers
Open-faced pizza burgers are served on split English muffins with ground beef, seasoned marinara sauce, and plenty of melted mozzarella cheese.
Prep time 5 minutes
Cook time 15 minutes
Serves4
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
- 1
small yellow onion
- 4
English muffins
- 1 tablespoon
olive oil
- 1 pound
lean ground beef
- 2 teaspoons
Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon
garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon
kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup
pizza or marinara sauce
- 1 cup
shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Arrange a rack 6 inches below the broiling element and heat the oven to 350ºF. Meanwhile, dice 1 small yellow onion.
Split 4 English muffins in half. Place cut-side up on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in the oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Set aside and set the oven to broil.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add 1 pound lean ground beef and 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, beginning to crisp, and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir in 1 cup pizza or marinara sauce and cook until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Divide the mixture between the English muffins. Sprinkle with 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
Broil until the cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
Recipe Notes
Make ahead: The beef mixture can be made a day in advance and refrigerated in an airtight container. Reheat before assembling the burgers.