Brenda's Italian Style Patties

Italian seasonings and pizza sauce are used with ground beef and ground pork to make these unusual patties, which are stuffed with pepperoni, olive, mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese. Serves 12

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 607 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup chopped onion
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¾ cup pizza sauce
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 ½ cups dried bread crumbs
• 2 cups chopped stewed tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons Italian-style seasoning
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• ¼ (2 ounce) can chopped black olives, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) package sliced pepperoni sausage
• 12 slices mozzarella cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, green bell pepper, salt, ground black pepper, Italian-style seasoning, sage, garlic powder, 1/2 cup pizza sauce and stewed tomatoes. Mix well and form into 24 patties using a 1/4 cup measuring cup OR an ice cream scoop.

Step 3

In a separate small bowl, combine the mushrooms and olives and set aside. Arrange 12 patties on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Place 4 slices of pepperoni on each patty, then a small amount of the mushroom olive mixture, and then a slice of mozzarella cheese. Top each patty off with another patty and pinch the edges all around to seal everything into the middle. Finally, top each with a drizzle of remaining pizza sauce and some shredded mozzarella cheese.

Step 4

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes.