Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders

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Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders

These Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders are the ultimate bite-sized comfort food for game day, parties, or an easy weeknight meal.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: 4th of July, Appetizer, Dinner, Game Day, Main Course, Memorial Day, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 374kcal

Author: Susan Ensley

Equipment

half-sheet pan
3 quarter sheet pans
Parchment paper
Paper Towels
Non-stick aluminum foil
Large Bowl
Small Bowl
Vinyl Gloves
Small Whisk
Basting Brush
2 Large Spatula Turners

Ingredients

12 King's Hawaiian Savory Butter Rolls
2 TBS Unsalted Butter
1 lb 93% Lean Ground Beef
½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
½ teaspoon Onion Powder
½ teaspoon Black Pepper
½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
14 slices Cooked Bacon¹
10 slices American Cheese

For the Burger Sauce

¾ c Mayonnaise
¼ c Ketchup
2 TBS Barbecue Sauce
1 TBS Yellow Mustard
2 TBS Pickle Juice

Instructions

To Make the Burger Sauce

Place mayonnaise, ketchup, barbecue sauce, yellow mustard, and pickle juice in a small bowl. Whisk everything together, cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

To Make the Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders

Cook bacon using my Easy No-Mess Crispy Oven Baked Bacon recipe.
Turn the oven broiler on to high. Line one half sheet pan with parchment paper, a quarter sheet pan with non-stick aluminum foil, a quarter sheet pan with paper towels, and a quarter sheet pan with parchment paper.
Cut the slider buns in half horizontally, making sure to keep the slabs intact, and place each half on the prepared half sheet pan with parchment paper, cut side up. Melt two tablespoons of butter in the microwave, then brush the melted butter over the tops of each slab. Broil in the oven for 30-90 seconds until lightly toasted. Keep an eye on them, they can burn quickly. Set aside until ready to build the sliders.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Transfer the ground beef to a large bowl. Add garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and Kosher salt. Put on a pair of vinyl gloves and use your hands to mix the spices into the meat. Transfer the meat mixture to the white tray that the slider buns came in and press it into an even layer. Then, lower the sides of the tray and press the meat out so it goes about half an inch past each side.² Flip the shaped meat onto the foil-lined half sheet pan and peel the slider tray away from the meat. Bake for 15-20 minutes in a 350°F oven.
After the meat has baked, use two large spatulas to transfer the meat to the paper towel-lined sheet pan. Cover the meat with more paper towels to soak up the grease.
Spoon a few tablespoons of burger sauce over both toasted halves of slider buns. Transfer the bottom buns to the parchment-lined quarter sheet pan. Top with five slices of American cheese, breaking one of the slices in half, to cover the entire surface. Then top the cheese with seven slices of cooked bacon.
Then, carefully transfer the cooked meat slab to on top of the bacon. Top with five more slices of cheese, breaking one of them in half, to cover the entire surface of the meat with an even layer. Top the cheese with seven more slices of bacon. Place the sauced slider bun tops on the bacon.
Cover the sliders loosely with a piece of non-stick aluminum foil. Bake in a 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-7 minutes before cutting into individual sliders.³

Notes

Cook the bacon using my Easy No-Mess Crispy Oven Baked Bacon recipe.
You should do this because the meat will shrink while baking. By making the raw meat slab a little large than the buns, once it's finished baking it should be the same size as the buns.
Create a burger bar that includes lettuce, sliced tomatoes, red onions, pickles, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and, of course, additional homemade burger sauce.

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