Pepperoni Patty Melts

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Ingredients

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 12 thick sliced Texas toasts
  • 1 (24-oz) jar pasta sauce
  • 12 slices mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup pepperoni 
  • ¼ cup butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Shape beef into 6 thin patties. Season patties lightly with salt and pepper, if desired. Cook patties in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes per side or until no longer pink. Remove from skillet, and wipe skillet clean.
  2. On 1 side of each bread slice, spread about 2 Tbsp pasta sauce. Top half of bread slices with 1 cheese slice, patties, pepperoni, and remaining cheese slices. Cover with remaining bread slices, sauce side down.
  3. Brush outsides of sandwiches with butter. Cook, in batches, in skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes per side or until bread is toasted and cheese is melted.
  4. Serve sandwiches with remaining pasta sauce for dipping.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 (26-oz) pkg frozen thin cut French fries
  • 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp salt

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Bake fries according to package directions. Toss hot fries with seasoning and salt.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
872
190
1062
Fat (g) 49 5 54
Sat. Fat (g) 22 1 23
Protein (g) 53 3 56
Carb (g) 47 33 80
Fiber (g) 3 3 6
Sodium (mg) 1633 618 2251
T. Sugs (g) 10 1 11
A. Sugs (g) 6 0 6

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