Italian Burgers

A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to try homemade pesto sauce. I remember trying it as a kid and hating it, but I saw it on The Chew and had to give it a shot again. We had some Italian sausage, some marinara, and some french bread, so we decided to turn it into an Italian Burger meal. It was delicious! Not a healthy meal, necessarily, but hey, at least we got some veggies, garlic, herbs, and dairy in there, right?

Italian Burgers

Italian Burger Ingredients

• 1 lb Italian sausage, shaped into patties, or store-bought pre-made patties. If you buy a pound and patty it yourself, you’re looking to serve four. If you get the box, you’ll likely have six.
• 1 jar of your favorite store bought marinara sauce, or some of your best homemade sauce.
• Pesto sauce, either homemade, or store bought. Our recipe made more than enough to top four burgers.
• 1 cup shredded Italian Cheese blend, or slices of your favorite Italian cheese (we recommend Mozzarella or Provolone)
• French bread cut into slices to use as buns, or your favorite burger bun

Italian Burger Directions

1. Grill sausage patties until thoroughly cooked through, at least until their internal temperature reaches 165*F.
2. Make pesto using your food processor.
3. Warm marinara on stove top.
4. If you love garlic, or decided to leave it out of the pesto, you could put a thin layer of garlic butter on your buns to turn them into garlic bread.
5. Make your Italian burger by placing cheese on patty, topping with pesto and marinara.

This makes a hefty burger, so it also works well as an open face sandwich. It’s an excellent alternative to pasta when you want Italian flavor but you’re tired of spaghetti.