Italian Meatball Burgers

Submitted by ElizabethKnicely

"Who knew that combining turkey Italian sausage and ground sirloin would make for a made-in-heaven kind of match that keeps you hooked bite after bite? Serve this on a bun or over spaghetti. Either way, you won't be able to get enough."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 6 burgers
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 8 ounces sweet turkey Italian sausage
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• cooking spray
• 2 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
• 6 (2 ounce) italian bread rolls, split
• 3⁄4 cup fat-free tomato-basil pasta sauce (such as Muir Glen)

directions

1. Prepare grill.
2. Remove casings from sausage. Combine sausage, oregano, basil, salt, fennel seeds, garlic powder and ground sirloin. Divide turkey/beef mixture into 6-equal portions, shaping each into 1/2-inch-thick patties.
3. Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray, grill 5 minutes. Turn patties over, grill 2 minutes. Divide fresh mozzarella cheese evenly over patties, and grill an additional 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165°. Remove from grill; let stand 5 minutes.
4. Place rolls, cut side down, on grill rack; grill 1 minute or until toasted. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each roll; top each serving with 2 tablespoons sauce and top half of roll.