Baked Sliders
Serves: 12 sliders
 
Ingredients
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • ½ teaspoon steak seasoning (I use McCormick’s reduced-sodium blend)
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon liquid hickory smoke
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • Thin slices of Monterrey Jack or other cheese
  • Additional toppings, optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. In a large bowl, combine first four ingredients. Crumble beef over seasonings and mix well.
  2. Line a 9”x13” pan with aluminum foil, then press the beef mixture into a rectangle on the foil. It will cover about three quarters of the bottom of the pan.
  3. Bake beef for 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Lift foil from pan, drain liquid, then place foil on a large plate or cutting board. Cut beef into twelve equal patties.
  4. Arrange the bottoms of twelve slider buns in the 9”x13” pan. Top the bun halves with slices of cheese, then with the cooked patties. Place tops of buns on patties, then cover the pan with foil and bake for 10 minutes.
  5. Serves sliders warm, with additional toppings if desired.
Notes
The higher the fat content of your beef, the more it will shrink when baked.

If you’re using very lean beef (like 93/7), add 2 tablespoons of water to the seasonings so the resulting patties will be juicier.

You could also slice the cooked beef into full-size burger patties. I go with sliders because it's easier to portion them for my kids. And because they're cute. The sliders, I mean. And the kids.
Recipe by I Wish I Was a Muffin at https://iwishiwasamuffin.com/baked-sliders/