Open-Faced Pizza Sandwich

Time to cook

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 5 min. Total: 25 min.

Servings

12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef (90% lean)
• 2 cups pizza sauce or pasta sauce
• 1 package (3.5 oz) sliced pepperoni, chopped
• 4 slices American cheese, chopped
• 12 mini buns, split
• 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Method

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until no longer pink (5–7 minutes), breaking into crumbles; drain.
• Stir in pizza sauce, pepperoni and American cheese. Cook and stir until cheese is melted (4–5 minutes).
• Place buns on a baking sheet, cut sides up. Spoon meat mixture onto buns; top with mozzarella.
• Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. If desired, serve with additional warmed pizza sauce.