Shelly's Recipe

* ITALIAN BURGERS*

Category: Burgers

1 pound ground sirloin
8 ounces Italian sausage
1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

8-12 slices mozzarella cheese
4-6 Hamburger Buns or Italian Rolls
1 cup Marinara sauce

Butter for toasting buns

Preheat outdoor grill or indoor grill pan.

Place ground beef in a mixing bowl. Remove castings from sausage if necessary and add to ground beef. Add Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and use your hands to gently combine. Divide mixture into equal portions, making either 6 small to medium sized burgers or 4 larger ones.

Place patties on grill. Cook for 3-4 minutes and then flip and cook an additional 3-4 minutes until cooked through, or until a thermometer registers 165 degrees. In the last minute of cooking, add a couple slices of cheese to each burger.

While cheese is melting, lightly butter buns and place face down on grill to toast, or place under the broiler until golden brown.

Spread about a tbsp of marinara sauce on the bottom half of each bun. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each roll and top with an additional tbsp of sauce. Add more if desired and top with other half of bun.