I am LOVING the guest post submissions on your best vacation ever! Keep ‘em coming and remember that you don’t need to have a blog to submit a post, and your vacation didn’t need to be out of the country to count. We wanna hear why it was your best vacay no matter where it may have been!
In other news, I ran 3 miles after work and came home FAMISHED. Luckily, I had a protein-packed dinner in the wings, just waiting to be whipped up. A twist on the classic burger and fries, if you will, Stuffed Pizza Burgers & Baked Okra Fries! 
Uh-huh! I’m now obsessed with coming up with new stuffed burger recipes. I hope you don’t mind… 
Stuffed Pizza Burgers
Yield: 4 burgers.
Ingredients:
3/4lb 99% fat-free ground turkey breast
1/4lb Italian sausage (I used Graziano’s)
1 small can sliced olives, drained
1/4 small onion, chopped
4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
1 small can pizza sauce
4 buns
Directions:
1. Mix meats, olives & onions in a bowl until just combined, then divide mixture into 4 portions.
2. Follow “How to Stuff a Burger” instructions until you have 4 patties.
3. Grill burgers until cooked all the way through. Toast buns on the grill after removing the burgers.
4. Warm pizza sauce in the microwave for 1 minute then top burgers with sauce. Enjoy!
THESE BURGERS TASTED LIKE A SUPREME PIZZA!!!! Olives, onions, sausage, crust, cheese, sauce!
The beauty of these burgers is, just like a pizza, the toppings and mix-in possibilities are endless! What would you put in YOUR pizza burger?
On the side I served some okra “fries”.
I picked these babies up at the Farmer’s Market this weekend with absolutely no idea how I was going to use them.
I’ve had okra once or twice in gumbo, but have never cooked with it in the kitchen.
After some searching on the Internet this afternoon, I came up with a seemingly fool-proof recipe. I got to work chopping up my okra into 3/4 inch sections.
(so pretty, right?!)
Then I laid out breading stations that consisted of 2 whisked egg whites, ~3/4 cup cornmeal mixed with Emeril’s essence, and a non-stick sprayed, foil-lined baking sheet.
I dipped the okra into the egg whites, drained a bit, then dredged them in the cornmeal. Next they went onto the baking sheet where the tops got a final spray of non-stick spray.
Into the oven for 20 minutes at 400 degrees, and…
Voila!!!
Audibly crispy, crunchy and awesome!!!!!!!
I wouldn’t say okra has a distinct taste, but the texture was fab. Kind of a mix between hmmm…a french fry and…a non-rubbery mushroom???
(Speaking of mushrooms, I cooked some up to top Ben’s pizza burger, went temporarily insane, tried one and nearly gagged. I just can’t!) The okra fries were spicy from the essence and perfection when dipped in cold ketchup.
Not your average burger & fries!
Now…I am full. That was a substantial and hearty meal!
I’m off to go digest and maybe convince Ben to take me to get that mini Blizzard I was craving last night. We ended up going for a walk instead of taking a trip to DQ. Hopefully I don’t suffer the same fate tonight. The horror!
Good night!
I LOVE YOUR STUFFED BURGER RECIPES!!!!!!!
The End.
And you should try straight up roasting your okra. 15 minutes at 400 tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning. DIVINE.
That okra is such a great idea! It’s like tater tots, only healthy! I’ve never cooked with “real” (aka non-frozen) okra.
The “pizza” style burgers look amazing too.
i really need to try okra fries! they look yummy!
Both my husband and I are loving your burger recipes! I’ve tried the bruschetta burger, the turkey/goat cheese burger, and the jalapeno popper burger. I just read this post then ran into the living room to tell my husband we need to try this one next
Tonight I remixed them and made a BBQ cheddar burger with lean ground beef, BBQ sauce mixed in, and stuffed with cheddar cheese.
These look to die for!!! You have some pretty brilliant burger ideas, my dear!
i made okra fries tonight too – obsessed! i like your version w/ the breading, may have to try that soon! great dinner girl
AHHHH!!! I’m so glad I “re”-found your Blog!! I love it – I love pizza so this is tops for me
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Great pictures, great layout…so creative…I’m jealous
Seriously this entire meal looks droolworthy! The addition of the sausage to the pizza burgers….YUM!
i’m not really a burger person but i am a pizza person and that looks tasty. i’m also happy to see something i can do with okra. there was so much at the farmer’s market a couple weeks ago when i went but i didn’t get any because i wasn’t sure what to do with it. now i know
I love that you continue to prove that a burger is anything but! How versatile ground meat can be, huh?!
I have got to try out these Okra fries. Looks like I will be heading to the Farmer’s market to pick up some. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
You are the Stuffed Burger Master, yo….!
I agree, she really is da master!!!!
OMgosh, that is so awsome! I don’t think I have ever tried okra, but I want to now!
I love your pictures, makes my mouth water everytime!!!
This reminds me of the pizza burgers my mom and I would get at a local cafe when I was a child! Yum! Also, I recently moved in with a roommate who has the same Cuisinart Griddler– that thing is my new favorite kitchen appliance hands down! Love reading your posts, keep up the fab work (from one Iowa girl to another!).
oh girl! That looks awesome! I will have to try this! Thanks for the receipe!!!
Pizza + burgers? I think my man would be in heaven!
Can’t wait to read all the vacays.
WOW WOW WOW. Those loook amazing! Can’t wait to give it a go this weekend
those look great!!
stuffed burger queen is back at it!
So glad yo hear you are loving the vaca submissions. I HAVE had some fantastic vacations in this very country!! (San Fran, Park City, Utah, Bozeman, Montana and a Yellowstone road trip, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.) I guess Greece just beat them out. I still need to visit NOLA and Italy though (badly!)
mmmm, fried okra has always been one of my faves, but this looks like a healthy alternative! yummy!
Yum! How much okra did you use? I saw some on sale at the store, but have no idea how much to get!
YUM! I have never tried to make stuffed burgers, but I definitely need to try it sometime soon!
Pizza burgers? Love it!
Yum. Every bit of this sounds and looks delicious!
We’re digging okra in our house lately too
Ryan hates it with ketchup but I’m all about it!
I must try these burgers while it’s still grilling season-delish!
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I just made these burgers and we loved them! The olives and sausage put them over the top! (we added green peppers too which was awesome). Thanks for the inspiration!