Meaty marinara burgers recipe

This easy one-pan recipe combines rich tomato sauce and creamy buffalo mozzarella with seared beef, toasted brioche and fresh basil. A flavoursome fusion of two stateside classics; spaghetti meatballs and the all-American cheeseburger. Perfect for a treat day dinner or a family feast.
See method- Serves 3
- 5 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
- 735 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 360g minced beef
- 1 egg
- 40g Parmesan cheese
- 6 sprigs parsley, picked and chopped
- 1 tbsp golden breadcrumbs
- 2 jars pizza sauce
- 1 ball buffalo mozzarella, sliced into 6
- 3 brioche buns, halved and toasted
- 3 sprigs basil, picked
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 3075kJ 735.2kcal
- Fat
- 42g
- Saturates
- 21g
- Salt
- 2.0g
- Sugars
- 10g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 51.31gProtein 52.95gFibre 3.73g
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- Mix the minced beef, egg, parsley, breadcrumbs and Parmesan in a bowl until well-combined. Split the mixture into 3 equal portions and form into burger patties.
- Heat a wide, lidded saucepan to medium heat and place the burger patties in with the lid off.
- Cook on one side for 4 minutes, flip the burgers and top with the mozzarella and add the pizza sauce to the pan. Turn the heat to low, place the lid on and cook for a further 8 mins until the burgers are hot throughout.
- Remove the burgers from the pan and place in the toasted buns. Top each burger with with the warm pizza sauce and some fresh basil and serve.
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