Portabella Mushroom Pizza Hamburgers with Tangy Homemade Sauce
Portabella Mushroom Pizza Hamburgers with Tangy Tomato Sauce are a delicious light alternative to heavily breaded sandwiches. The grilled seasoned burgers nestle in the grilled mushroom caps. Then they are topped with mozzarella or grated cheese and finished with a drizzle of tangy homemade pizza sauce.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ to 1 pound ground beef 6 to 8 ounce patties
- 2 Tablespoons minced onions
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Tuscan or Italian seasoning
- 2 large portabella mushrooms 4 to 41/2 inches
- olive oil for brushing on mushrooms
- 2 slices mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- vegetable spray
- Pizza Sauce - homemade or your favorite
- Boston Bibb Lettuce for serving
Instructions
- Spray the grill grates with vegetable spray then preheat the grill to medium about 350 F.
- Prepare the mushroom by brushing away any debris with a soft-bristled vegetable brush. With a damp paper towel, wipe the mushroom. Pat it dry.
- Pop the stem off the mushrooms and scrape out the dark gills with a spoon.
- Brush the surface with olive oil.
- Prepare the hamburger by breaking up the ground beef into little pieces using your hands or fork. Sprinkle the onion, garlic, Tuscan seasoning, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper to taste. Gently mix together. Handle the meat as little as possible -- the more you work it the tougher it gets.
- Form 2 patties using a light touch. Using your thumb, make a shallow depression in the center of each burger to prevent puffing up during grilling.
- Place the portabella mushroom cap side down on grill. You won't be turning them over. If they start to cook faster than the hamburger just move to the side.
- Place the burgers on the grill along with the mushrooms. Close the lid. Check the hamburgers and mushrooms in about 5 minutes. Lift the lid. Check the mushrooms and move them if they are cooking too quickly.
- With a spatula, flip the hamburgers. DO NOT press or squish them down with the spatula. You will lose a lot of good juice and flavor. Close the lid.
- Let it cook for about another 2 to 3 minutes -- open the lid, add the cheese, and close the lid again. After a few minutes remove the mushrooms and place each hamburger on top of them.
- Serve the Pizza Hamburgers on top of leaf lettuce then drizzle with Homemade Tangy Pizza Sauce.
Notes
The recipe for our Winning Pizza Sauce is on the Blog.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 358mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 244mg | Iron: 1.3mg