Grilled Pizza Burgers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 egg
• 1 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, minced or 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 tablespoons romano cheese, grated (or parmesan)
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb ground venison or 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, undrained (i use one quart)
• 1 tablespoon fresh mixed italian herbs or 1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 6 slices mozzarella cheese (approx 3 oz)
• 6 buns, toasted on the grill

Recipe

• 1 start the pizza sauce simmering first: saute the onion and pepper in oil for 3 minutes. add the garlic and italian seasoning and saute 1 minute until the onion is soft. stir in tomatoes and simmer 10-15 minutes, till it thickens to your liking, stirring occasionally. add the salt, pepper, and sugar to your taste.
• 2 carefully blend the hot sauce until smooth.
• 3 to make the burgers: lightly beat the egg . add remaining burger ingredients and mix well. shape into 6 burgers.
• 4 grill burgers on medium high heat, for 4-5 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink.
• 5 top burgers with cheese slices the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• 6 serve burgers on buns topped with cheese and tomato sauce.