Pizza Buns
Description
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.
Ingredients
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8 hamburger buns, split
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1 pound ground beef
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1/3 cup onion, chopped
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1 (15 ounce) can pizza sauce (such as Contadina®)
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1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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2 1/4 teaspoons Italian seasoning
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1 teaspoon garlic powder
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1 teaspoon paprika
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1/4 teaspoon onion powder
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1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
1
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
2
Place bun halves, crust sides down, onto a baking sheet. Broil buns until just toasted, about 1 minute. Watch them carefully, they burn easily. Set aside.
3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4
Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Add onion to beef; cook and stir until onion translucent, about 5 minutes more. Stir in pizza sauce, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then simmer to blend the flavors, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often.
5
Spoon sauce over buns on the baking sheet; top each with about 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese bubbly and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.