Italian Meatball Burgers

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. sweet Italian ground pork sausage
• 1 lb. ground beef sirloin
• 1 t. dried oregano
• 1 t. dried basil
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 t. fennel seed, crushed
• 1/4 t. garlic powder
• 6 slices mozzarella cheese
• 6 Italian rolls, split
• Garnish: tomato-basil pasta sauce, warmed

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from gooseberrypatch.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine sausage, beef and seasonings. Mix well and form into 6 burgers. Lightly coat a grill with non-stick vegetable spray.

Grill burgers over medium-high heat for 5 minutes; turn and continue grilling for 2 minutes.

Top burgers with cheese; grill an additional 5 minutes. Remove burgers from grill; let stand for several minutes.

Toast roll halves on grill, cut-side down. Top burgers with a dollop of pasta sauce; sandwich burgers in rolls to serve.

Makes 6 servings.