Animal Style Sliders Recipe

These Animal Style Sliders take everything you love about the iconic burger and pack it into a perfectly snackable bite. Juicy beef patties are topped with melty American cheese, sweet caramelized onions, tangy homemade animal-style sauce, and crisp pickles, all tucked inside soft slider buns for the ultimate crowd-pleasing appetizer or game day meal.

Course Appetizer, dinner, Grilling, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Animal Style Sliders Recipe, comfort food, easy, party food, quick

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Servings Servings

Calories 275kcal

Author Bon Appeteach

Ingredients

Ground Beef Mixture

12 Slider Buns
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
1 tbsp Yellow Mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 cup Shredded Cheese

Caramelized Onions

1 large Onion sliced thin
1 tbsp Butter

Toppings:

8 sliced American Cheese
1 cup Shredded Lettuce
2 small Tomatoes sliced thin
12 Pickles

Burger Sauce

1/3 cup Mayo
2 tbsp Ketchup
1 tbsp Mustard
1 tbsp Pickle Brine
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbsp Minced Onion
1 tbsp. Pickle Relish
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Paprika

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
Combine the burger sauce ingredients together in a bowl and whisk until combined. Set it aside or place into the fridge until ready to use.
Slice the onions and sauté over medium-low heat until browned. Remove the onions from the skillet and set aside.
Using the same pan, brown the ground beef with the yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook until fully browned and drain any grease onto paper towels.
To the drained ground beef, fold in 1/2 cup of the burger sauce,1/2 cup of shredded cheese, and all of the caramelized onions. Ensure it is all thoroughly mixed.
Place the bottom layer of the slider buns onto the left side of the parchment paper-lined baking sheet and add the ground beef mixture over the top. Add the slices of American cheese and the top buns. Then wrap tightly and securely in the foil.
Add the top buns to the other side of the baking sheet, cut side down. Brush with a little butter and sesame or poppy seeds if desired.
Place into the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted over the top and the slider buns are just slightly warmed and toasted. Watch carefully to make sure the buns don't burn.
Remove the sliders from the oven. Add the slices of tomatoes, pickles, and shredded lettuce, and finish it off with any additional burger sauce.
Place the warmed top buns over the top and then slice with a serrated knife and serve!

Notes

Prepare the sliders ahead of time by following steps 1-5, and keep the cooked and mixed ground beef mixture in the fridge. Warm the ground beef mixture so it's lukewarm only. If it's too cold, it's hard to spread onto the buns, and if it gets too hot, the mayo in the sauce or the cheese can separate and become oily. Continue to follow the remainder of the steps when ready to cook your sliders!

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