I really wish I could have made these just as the recipe calls for, but it calls for quite a bit of pickle relish and a certain person in our house would have picked out every little green speck he saw. So I put about 1 tbsp in this recipe instead of the 3/4 c it actually called for. (Personally it would have been better with more!)
Regardless, I made these before baby brother arrives and the recipe says to put them together completely and freeze on the buns. Well, we've made recipes that way before and personally we think it really dries the bread out. So I froze the meat mixture into 2 separate portion sizes and plan to put these together the day we eat the rest of them.
We really enjoyed these and I cannot wait to eat the rest after baby arrives.
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup ketchup
3/4 cup chopped dill or sweet pickles
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
12 hot dog buns, split (I used small rolls)
In a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the ketchup, pickles, salt, pepper, garlic powder and pepper sauce; heat through. Stir in cheese.
Place about 1/3 cupful on six buns; serve immediately. Cover and refrigerate remaining meat mixture until cool.
Fill the remaining buns; wrap individually in heavy-duty foil and seal tightly. Freeze for up to 3 months.
To use frozen sandwiches: Bake in foil at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.
Yield: 1 dozen.
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