Cheeseburger Sliders
These cheesy burger sliders are the perfect sharable party snack, tailgate appetizer, and weekend meal!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 10oz can rotel with chiles drained
- 1 medium yellow or white onion diced
- 6 strips cooked bacon
- 12 slider buns
- 6 slices American or cheddar cheese
- 1½ cups shredded cheese cheddar or Colby jack
Glaze
- 6 tbsp butter melted
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1-2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp dried minced onions
- 12 pickle slices optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉
- In a large skilled, cook ground beef until completely browned. Drain excess fat. To the skillet, season beef with paprika, onion powder, and salt. Add in minced garlic and cook for 1 minute
- Stir in ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and rotel and cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
- Set meat aside and add diced onions to the same pan the meat was cooked in. Sauté for 4-5 minutes over medium heat or until the onions begin to brown and caramelize. Set aside
- Spray an oven-safe casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment. Add the bottom halves of one 12-pack of slider buns to the dish.
- On top of the bun bottoms, layer on the sliced cheese. Top with the cooked ground beef.
- Sprinkle on the cooked onions, and then break large pieces of cooked bacon over the onions.
- Sprinkle on shredded cheese and top with the slider bun tops.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire, sesame seeds and minced onion.
- Spoon or brush the glaze mixture over the tips of the buns. Wrap the casserole dish tightly with foil and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted through.
- Use knife to cut separate the sliders and top each slider with a sliced pickles (optional). Serve immediately.