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Freezer Mix Pizzawiches

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Submitted by rusty

Open-faced pizza sandwiches made with a seasoned beef freezer mix, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, and bubbly melted cheese on bread or hamburger buns. Ready in under 20 minutes from freezer to table.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

10 min

READY

20 min

If you’ve got a batch of seasoned ground beef freezer mix on hand, these pizzawiches come together faster than delivery.

The filling is just the freezer mix stirred into tomato paste with Parmesan, Italian seasoning, and a dash of hot sauce. Spread it on bread slices or split hamburger buns, pile on shredded mozzarella or American cheese, and bake until everything is bubbling and golden around the edges.

This is a weeknight rescue recipe, pure and simple. Kids go wild for them, they scale up easily for a crowd, and you can assemble them ahead of time and refrigerate until you’re ready to bake.

Pro Tips

  • Use a sturdy bread that won’t go soggy under the topping. Baguette slices, thick-cut Italian bread, or hamburger buns work best.
  • Spread the mixture all the way to the edges of the bread. Exposed bread burns quickly under high heat.
  • Watch them closely after the 5-minute mark. The cheese goes from bubbly to burnt fast in a hot oven.

Variations

  • Add sliced pepperoni or diced bell peppers on top before baking for a loaded pizza version.
  • Use pita bread rounds for a crispier, thinner base.

Ingredients

6 173.4
OUNCES ML/G TOMATO PASTE
¼ 59
CUP ML PARMESAN CHEESE
grated
3 ½ 828
1 5
TEASPOON ML ITALIAN SEASONING *
1 1
DASH DASH RED HOT PEPPER SAUCE *
6 6
SLICES SLICES BREAD
5 5
EACH EACH HAMBURGER BUN
split *
1
X MOZZARELLA CHEESE
shredded, to taste *
1
X AMERICAN CHEESE
shredded, to taste *

Directions

Heat oven to 400℉ (200℃).

Mix tomato paste, Parmesan cheese, freezer mix and seasonings.

Spread mixture on bread slices or hamburger bun halves and place on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake until cheese is bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 61g (2.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 122 21% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 1g 7%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 294mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 12g
Vitamin A 11% Vitamin C 12%
Calcium 13% Iron 11%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free
 

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