Easy Oven Sliders

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about adding more content to my blog besides our latest video blogs which lately have consisted of mostly Peyton's artwork.  By the way thanks Peyton, because of you we are now (as of the date of this writing) up to 186 YouTube subscribers!!!!  But I digress, I want to add a series of weeknight recipes that have been our go to for quick and easy dinners for my little family.  Anyone who knows me knows I am not big on cooking.  Don't get me wrong I am a good cook and if I have the time and want to put in the effort I can come up with some great meals.  But when it's 5pm and I have been working all day the last thing I want to do is stand over the stove and fast food has gotten old and even getting the healthier options from their menus is still not as good as what you can make at home.

One of our all-time favorite dinners, the one I always hear a "Yay!" For is my sliders.  I developed this recipe after seeing something similar to it on Pinterest but tweaking it in a way that works for my family.  So not only tasty but versatile.  They can also be paired with so many different things, we usually will pair it with a fruit and chips or salad and French fries/tater tots.  The Key is to use 80/20 ground beef (don’t worry you will be draining off the fat after they are cooked) this way they are super juicy and moist.  You can add any kind of sauce or topping you like but we prefer Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce add that to the bed of onion the burgers are cooked on you have the best sliders you have ever had!  The piece de resistance and final touch is Martin's Potato slider buns to top it off.

Serves 3

Ingredients:

1lb. 80/20 Ground Beef

1 med onion roughly chopped

¾ c. Finely shredded cheese, I prefer fiesta blend

Season salt

Martin's Potato Slider Buns

Seasoned Salt to taste

Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Roughly chop onion and place in the bottom of a 9x6in baking dish.  Press the ground beef into the bottom of the pan tightly and evenly to prevent holes and gaps.  Sprinkle the top with season salt and bake in oven for 20 mins.  While sliders are baking get your buns ready.  On the bottoms of each bun add a tablespoon of sauce and set the tops aside.  When the ground beef is cooked drain the pan of grease, turn off oven and top with cheese.  Place pan back in oven for a few minutes to allow the cheese to melt.  After it is melted place the tops of the buns on the ground beef and using a pizza cutter cut in between the bun tops and place the individual burgers on the bottoms and VIOLA!  Tasty, juicy sliders!

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Nancy