Zesty Italian Cheeseburgers Recipes

ZESTY ITALIAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high. Divide the ground beef into 4 portions. Salt and pepper the patties. Layer each patty with a slice of pancetta on top and bottom. Press the pancetta into each patty.
• Cut the onion and mozzarella into rounds. Melt the butter and mix it with the tomato paste and anchovy paste. Cut the ciabatta buns and brush the insides with tomato-butter.
• Carefully brush the grill with oil or use non-stick grill spray. Grill the patties and onions at the same time. Grill the patties for 3-5 minutes per side and the onions for 1-2 minutes per side.
• Once you flip the burgers, lay the onion rounds over the top of each patty, followed by the mozzarella slices. The cheese will melt while the burgers finish cooking.
• Place the buns on the open grill and toast for 1 minute. Once the buns are toasted, slather them with pesto. Layer arugula leaves, tomato slices and a patty on each bun. Top and serve!

ZESTY ITALIAN CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• Shape meat into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties. Heat dressing in large skillet. Add peppers; cook and stir 4 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Add patties to same skillet; cook on medium heat 5 to 6 min. or until done (165°F).
• Spread one cut side of each bread slice with butter. Place 4 of the bread slices, butter sides down, on baking sheet. Top each with hamburger, cheese slice, peppers and remaining bread slices, butter sides up.
• Broil, 4 inches from heat, 1 to 2 min. on each side or until golden brown.

MOM'S ITALIAN "HAMBURGER HELPER"

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on box.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef with garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
• Drain grease and add sauce.
• Heat.
• Drain pasta and add to sauce mixture.
• Stir in cheese until it just melts.
• Serve with garlic bread and salad.

ZESTY ITALIAN HAMBURGER HELPER SOUP

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a Dutch oven or soup kettle, with a no-stick cooking spray.
• In the Dutch oven or kettle, add the ground beef, and season beef with a bit of black pepper. (Do not add salt to this recipe!).
• Brown the ground beef three quarters of the way, over medium heat; stirring to break up the meat.
• Add the onions, and sprinkle onions with a bit of the pepper, then add the garlic.
• Finish browning the beef and cooking the onions and garlic, this will just take a minute or two.
• In the meantime, cook the frozen green beans in a microwave, till they are about three quarters of the way done; drain beans and set them aside. (Note: I sprinkled the green beans with a bit of black pepper, before microwaving them.).
• Add the following ingredients to the kettle of cooked beef, the seasoning packet from the boxed hamburger helper, the beef broth, stewed tomatoes, the Rotel Tomatoes, zucchini, sliced baby carrots, whole kernel corn, the cooked green beans, and the Italian seasoning.
• Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer, cover, and simmer the soup for 10 minutes.
• Uncover the kettle, stir the soup, and add the package of penne pasta, that's included in the box of hamburger helper.
• Bring soup to a second boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer, cover, and simmer the soup for 15 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat, stir the soup, and serve.
• Note: I noticed after making this soup and using the 6.4 oz. box of Italian Lasagna Hamburger Helper (with the mini lasagna noodles in the box) verses the Zesty Italian (which adds mini penne pasta to the box), the next day when I reheated the soup, I had to add a bit more liquid, as the soup had thickened, and it had the consistency of a goulash. Since the mini lasagna noodles seem to absorb the liquid, I added more broth (a 1/2 cup) plus I added some V-8 Spicy Hot Vegetable Juice.

ZESTY BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix meat and dressing mix. Shape into 4 patties.
• Place patties on greased grill over medium coals. Grill 7 to 9 min. on each side or until cooked through (160°F).
• Spread cut sides of rolls evenly with dressing. Fill with patties, lettuce and onions.

ZESTY ITALIAN DINNER

Steps:

• Cook beef and garlic in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.
• Rinse beans with cold water to separate. Stir hot water, uncooked Pasta, Sauce Mix and beans into beef mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender. Remove from heat and uncover; stir in cottage cheese. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses on top; cover and let stand 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.