Trader Joe's held a Burger Bun-anza Recipe Contest for All Trader Joe's Customers & the Public during Summer 2023. Rules were you must use only up to 7 Ingredients from Trader Joe's, take a photo, post it on Instagram the Ingredients Used & Recipe Steps, along with the hashtag #TJsBurgerContest and the Trader Joe's Judges would select 3 top Winners that would win Trader Joe's Gift Cards. The Top Grand Prize Winner Anthony Trifilio (@stufffrommykitchen) came up with 'The ITALIANO BURGER'! In this video, I will purchase the Ingredients used and follow the winner's recipe instructions, and then I will taste test his Winning Burger Recipe and give it a Rating based on taste.

Grand Prize Recipe Winner: Anthony Trifilio / @stufffrommykitchen

Winner's Written Recipe:
“The Italiano” Burger. A mix of ground beef and Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers, topped with TJ’s marinara and served on a garlic bread style brioche bun!

Ingredients (makes two 5 oz patties)

5 oz Ground beef
5 oz Sweet Italian Sausage
Trader Joe’s Marinara sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Jarred roasted red peppers
Garlic spread dip
Brioche buns
Salt and pepper (freebie ingredients)

Steps:
•Remove sausage from casing and mix well with the ground beef. You want a 1:1 ratio of beef to sausage.
•Season with salt and pepper.
•Form into 5 oz patties.
•Slice red peppers to fit your buns.
•Spread the garlic dip onto both top and bottom buns, then toast until golden and crispy.
•Cook burger patties. Allow a nice crust to develop before flipping.
•Add your cheese to the bottom bun and melt under a broiler or with a torch.
•Add your cooked burger.
•Top with a roasted red pepper and a spoonful or two of the marinara sauce.
•Add the top bun and dig in!

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