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I've found the perfect burger for you when it's too cold outside to grill.Â
You're welcome. 😉
We don't eat hamburgers all that often in the winter, but these taste so good that they're worth the extra effort! And, since I have a tiny obsession with slider sandwiches (they're the perfect size for my kids to decide if they just want one or two), these were just a great weeknight meal.
There really isn't all that much to them beyond a regular burger, but the special sauce (and some French's onions if you're really going all out), make them a little more exciting than your regular weeknight meal. I ended up shaping the burgers in muffin cups like the original recipe suggested (it made it easy to come out with the right portions), but think you could probably skip this step if you have a good idea of what the size of your burger should be.
Here's what you'll need to get started . . .Â
Mini Sliders with Secret Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- muffin liners optional, but this makes them easier to portion
- salt and pepper
- slider buns
- mayonnaise
- ketchup
- dijon mustard
- relish
- extra toppings optional - lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cheese, French's onions
Instructions
- Divide ground beef into 8 portions.
- Place muffin liners in muffin tin - sprinkle each cup with salt and pepper.
- Shape each portion of beef into a ball and place in lined muffin cup. Season with salt and pepper on top.
- Add another liner on top of the meat and push down to form the burger (I skipped this step and just formed the burgers with my hands.)
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat and cook burgers in hot skillet until slightly browned (3 minutes) then flip over and cook another 2-3 minutes until cooked through.
- Mix mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and relish in a small bowl to make the sauce.
- Add burger to slider bun, top with secret sauce as well as any other toppings and enjoy!
Here are the best sales I see to watch for this week (as of 11/12/14):
- Kroger Mayo $3.49 when you buy 10 Â participating Mega Sale items, use $.75/1 Kraft Mayo
- Kroger Slider Buns $1.49
- Publix Hunt's Ketchup $.93
- French's Dijon Mustard $1.97 at Walmart, use $.75/1 French's coupon
Recipe adapted from All Recipes.  Thanks to I Heart Publix for the coupon matchups. If you need a little more menu inspiration, go HERE.Â
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Yum. I love sliders. So easy to get the hamburger fix without blowing the diet. Well…sort of. This weekend I made sliders trying to mock the “big bites” on Chili’s menu. YUM. I used Rhodes rolls (bake as normal). Then I chopped up bacon and cooked until nearly crispy. Poured off most the bacon fat and then added chopped onions and cooked until the bacon was crispy and onions caramelized. I cut the Rhodes rolls in half and smeared homemade ranch dressing (because homemade is thicker than store dressing, but either would work). Pan fried the sliders topping them with American Cheese and then the beacon/onion mixture. Placed on the buns w/ranch and served homemade fries on the side. Needless to say, all I was left with were dirty dishes 🙂 And I think it qualifies as a penny pinched meal – Rhodes frozen rolls I had in the freezer – I normally grab a bag when on sale, bacon was on sale at our local grocery store – 10lbs for $24 (used maybe 1/2 lb?), onions from our garden, we home butcher beef so it costs about $1/lb, American Cheese – found marked 50% off that I had froze and potatoes from a local farmer that sales 50lb bags for $10 (used 2 – they are HUGE potatoes) – a “do again” meal for less than $5!
Yum, I am going to try the bacon onion combo tonight!