These red, white, and basil burgers are a quick, flavorful meal that everyone will love. Mozzarella stuffed burgers loaded with Red Gold diced tomatoes and topped with an easy balsamic glaze. You can make these burgers outdoors on a grill or inside on a griddle pan, perfect for an easy weeknight meal. Using Red Gold diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano is an easy way to add extra flavor. Red Gold products are made with the highest quality ingredients so you can feel good about sharing them with your family and friends with summer!
Tools I used for this recipe:
- Griddle Pan – perfect for grilling burgers indoors
- Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls – great for mixing up the burgers
- Fish Spatula – A must for flipping burgers!
Using Red Gold diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano adds moisture and extra flavor!
Grocery List:
- Ground Beef
- Red Gold® Diced Tomatoes Basil, Garlic & Oregano 14.5 oz
- Mozzarella cheese
- Bread Crumbs
- Olive Oil
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Fresh Basil
- Salt & Pepper
- Roma Tomatoes
- Ciabatta Buns
- Garlic
These red, white, and basil burgers are stuffed with mozzarella for double the cheese!
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Red Gold tomatoes add vibrant color and flavor without any of the extra work. All of Red Gold’s products are made with passion and care from their family to yours, the proof is in the product!
Instructions:
- In a mixing bowl combine ground beef, diced tomatoes, chopped basil, breadcrumbs, salt and black pepper. Form into 8 patties and stuff each patty with cubed mozzarella cheese; grill to desired doneness over medium high heat.
- Combine reserved tomato juice, vinegar, garlic, salt and black pepper in a saucepan. Cook on medium high heat to reduce the mixture until thick, about 20 minutes.
- Brush the bread with oil and toast on the grill. Place burgers on bottom buns, top with 1 cheese slices, 3 tomatoes slices, 1 basil leaf and 1 tablespoon of the reduced tomato mixture; top with bun.
Easily grill burgers inside on a griddle pan
Red, White, and Basil Burger
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. Lean ground beef
- 2 14.5 ounce cans Red Gold® Diced Tomatoes Basil, Garlic & Oregano 14.5 oz, drained, reserve juice
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, cubed
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 3 tbsp Fresh basil, chopped
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 4 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- 2 Garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tbsp Italian flavored olive oil
- 8 Ciabatta buns
- 8 slices Fresh mozzarella cheese
- 3 Roma tomatoes, sliced
- 8 Fresh basil leaves
Instructions:
- In a mixing bowl combine ground beef, diced tomatoes, chopped basil, breadcrumbs, salt and black pepper. Form into 8 patties and stuff each patty with cubed mozzarella cheese; grill to desired doneness over medium high heat.
- Combine reserved tomato juice, vinegar, garlic, salt and black pepper in a saucepan. Cook on medium high heat to reduce the mixture until thick, about 20 minutes.
- Brush the bread with oil and toast on the grill. Place burgers on bottom buns, top with 1 cheese slices, 3 tomatoes slices, 1 basil leaf and 1 tablespoon of the reduced tomato mixture; top with bun.
Nutrition:
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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