Pokémon inspired Pokéball Pizza Burgers

Pokémon inspired Pokéball Pizza Burgers are super easy to make for any little Pokémon fan! Try them at a Pokémon birthday party, or just for fun.

Welcome to the July 31, 2016 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery store sales and affordable ingredients. Earlier this week pub burgers were on sale, so I picked up a pack of smaller ones to make these Pokémon inspired Pokéball Pizza Burgers for the kids! To make your own, you basically just need some junior pub burgers (or a pack of ground beef), as well as some pepperoni, black olives, and sliced mozzarella cheese.

The Pokéball burgers themselves are gluten free, so just serve on a gluten free bun if necessary — or sans bun for the low-carb contingent. They’re so easy to cook up, and such a fun meal for any Pokémon fan!

Pokémon Inspired Pokéball Pizza Burgers

Ingredients

1 Tbsp butter
2 lbs 80/20 or 85/15 ground beef (or six junior pub burgers)
Sliced mozzarella
pepperoni — cut to fit if using bigger slices
Black olives, sliced
Italian seasoning, to taste
Garlic salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste

Directions

Form hamburger into patties, then season your burgers generously on both sides with garlic salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.

Meanwhile, heat a 12″ cast iron skillet over a medium burner for 2-3 minutes, then add 1 Tbsp butter. Once butter is melted, swirl to coat the entire surface of the pan and then add your patties.

Cook burgers over medium heat for 8-10 minutes per side, depending on thickness and how well done you like them.

Flip and cook 8-10 minutes more or until cooked through. (Note: Pub burgers are thick, so if you are using thinner patties adjust your cooking time accordingly.)

Top entire burger with sliced mozzarella and arrange pepperoni and olives on top of cheese in a Pokéball design, then cook for another couple of minutes until cheese is melted.

(Careful not to overcook, since the cheese and toppings will start sliding off and you’ll lose your pretty Pokéball pattern.) Serve!

That’s a Pokéburger all right!

These easy 30 minute Pokémon inspired Pokéball Pizza Burgers were a hit with the whole Pokémon GO contingent here (AKA: All three boys in this house!). Everyone enjoy them both presentation-wise, and taste-wise.

You can get even more inspired and top your Pokemon burgers with pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce, if you want to enhance the whole pizza aspect. Or, just enjoy yours with regular burger toppings. Whatever floats your Poké-boat! 😉

These hamburgers would also be so fun for a Pokémon party where you don’t want to do a regular pizza — or, if you just want another Pokémon inspired option for the adults.

Pokémon Inspired Pokéball Pizza Burgers, printable recipe

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