Meatball Burgers with Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

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Ground beef burgers stuffed with Parmesan cheese, various seasonings and topped with sun dried tomato pesto and basil. Served on a warm bun with provolone cheese.

We had family in town and my husbands asked me to make my meatball burgers that apparently I had made for his dad once before at our old house (well over a year ago…way too long ago for this looney bin to remember!) So I was thinking he meant these meatball subs …so as a good wife I bought all of the stuff needed plus stuff for regular burgers in case no one wanted my crazy creations. However, before I started making it Lover Boy and I came to the realization that we were talking about two totally different meals. So off to the store I went again to buy the right ingredients. After my 49 trips to the grocery store (plus 1 for Lover Boy because we were out of propane) they were finally made! And yummmmmmy were they!

Little Finch will show you how to make them!… 🙂

Check out these 25 Ground Beef Dinner Ideas!

Burger Seasonings

In a large bowl, combine 2/3c breadcrumbs, 1/3c Parmesan cheese, 2 large ground cloves, 3tbs chopped onion, 1tbs dried parsley

Chop 1 1/2tbs fresh sage

Making The Burgers

Add a splash of milk (we used 2%). Season with S&P and a dash of nutmeg. Add one egg. Add 1lb ground beef (Little Finch was showing Grandpa how to make such a delicious meal! Such a renowned chef at the age of 2!!). Mix everything together and form into patties.

Grill The Burgers

Put ’em on the grill and cook until cooked all of the way through…add provolone cheese folded in quarters for the last 2 minutes (must have gotten distracted and forgot the picture!)

Make Pesto Sauce

In a small pan warm up sun-dried pesto (mine was store bought) and a handful of fresh chopped basil.

Assemble The Burger

Place the burger patty on a ciabatta bun and slather with pesto sauce and a slice of mozzarella cheese. Enjoy!