Pizza Buns

Fun individual pizzas on burger buns, made with ground beef and seasoned pizza sauce, are topped with mozzarella cheese for that real pizza taste. Best of all, they're quick and so easy to make.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 341 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 pound ground beef
• 8 hamburger buns, split
• 1 (15 ounce) can pizza sauce (such as Contadina®)
• 0.125 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 0.33333334326744 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 0.25 teaspoon onion powder
• 0.33300000429153 cup onion, chopped
• 2.25 teaspoons Italian seasoning

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Turn oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place bun halves, crust sides down, onto a baking sheet. Broil the buns until just toasted, about 1 minute. Watch them carefully, they burn easily. Set the toasted buns aside.

Step 3

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the ground beef until the meat is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease, and stir in the onion. Cook and stir the beef mixture until the onion is translucent, about 5 more minutes, then stir in the pizza sauce, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, and paprika. Bring the sauce to a boil, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes to blend the flavors, stirring often.

Step 4

Spoon the beef sauce over the buns on the baking sheet, and top each bun with about 1/4 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese. Return the buns to the oven, and bake until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

Step 5

Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.