Slam Dunk Cheeseburger Bites Recipes

SLAM DUNK SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the mustard powder, wasabi powder, salt, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper, honey and 1/4 cup beer. Mix well, then stir in the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, onion and cilantro.
• Place saucepan on the stovetop and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for at least 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Pour in beer as needed to keep a consistency slightly thinner than ketchup.

CHEESEBURGER BITES

Steps:

• Arrange frozen dinner rolls on a wax paper lined baking sheet without touching. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let sit for 1 hour or just until thawed but, still cold.
• Meanwhile, In a large 12 inch skillet, cook ground beef and onion in a couple of drizzles of olive oil over medium high heat. Cook until no pink remains. Drain excess fat from pan.
• To the beef add steak seasoning, salt and worcestershire sauce. Mix well, cook for 1 minute. Taste and adjust seasoning amounts to taste. Remove from heat and cool completely. (This can be done in advance for a timesaver.)
• To assemble: Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• To the cooked ground beef add, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard, Mix until fully combined.
• Flatten each dough round into roughly a 2 1/2 -3 inch circle. Place 1 Tbsp filling in the center. Tightly pinch dough up around filling to seal. Place seam side down on a baking sheet 2 inches apart.
• Whisk egg with water then brush tops and sides of dough, sprinkling tops with sesame seeds.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes until golden.
• Serve immediately with special burger sauce for dipping.

CHEESEBURGER BITES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine egg yolk, ground beef, onion, salt and pepper. Shape mixture by teaspoonfuls into 24 balls. Remove crusts from bread; roll flat and cut into 1-1/2-in. rounds. Place meatballs on bread rounds; make a depression in each ball and fill with a cube of cheese, making sure bread is covered with meat mixture. , Place on a baking sheet. Broil in preheated oven about 6 in. from heat for 3-5 minutes or until no pink remains. Garnish with ketchup, mustard, sliced green onions or sliced dill pickles if desired.

BACON CHEESEBURGER BITES

Steps:

• Heat a skillet with a lid over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix together the ground beef, salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce and garlic in a small bowl until well combined. Divide the mixture into 6 equal mini patties. Set aside.
• Remove the bacon from the skillet and set aside. Add the burger bites and cook until well browned all over and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Add 2 of the quartered pieces of cheese to the top of each bite and cover the skillet with the lid. Allow the cheese to melt, 1 minute. Remove the bites to a plate.
• Tear each bacon piece into bite-size pieces. Start building up the bites by placing a piece of bacon on top of each patty, then a couple of folded leaves of spinach, a couple of pickles, a dollop of your favorite burger condiment, and a half a tomato, securing it all with a toothpick or small skewer. Repeat with the remaining ingredients until all the bites are built, and serve.

SLAM DUNK TACOS

Steps:

• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 6 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in 2/3 cup water and the taco seasoning mix (from dinner kit); heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened.
• In small microwavable bowl, place beans and 1/2 cup of the cheese; cover, and microwave on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes, until heated through. Spread bean mixture on 10- to 12-inch round platter. Carefully spread seasoned beef mixture over beans.
• Place 2 tablespoons of the taco sauce (from dinner kit) in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; set aside. Top beef mixture with remaining taco sauce, the lettuce and tomatoes; completely cover top with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese. Cut small corner from bag; pipe reserved taco sauce onto cheese to look like seams of basketball.
• Heat taco shells (from dinner kit) as directed on package. To serve, scoop layered taco mixture into shells.

SLAM DUNK CHEESEBURGER BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Halve each meatball and set aside.
• Remove phyllo shells from their plastic tray; place shells in a small baking dish.
• Place about 2 teaspoons cheddar cheese into each shell.
• Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon ketchup over cheese.
• Place a pickle half on top of ketchup.
• Top each with a meatball half, rounded side up.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until shells are golden and crispy.
• Serve hot.
• Makes 15 completely addicting and fun appetizers that look like little basketballs in a basket!