Triple Cheddar Stuffed Sliders Recipes

SUNNY'S EASY AND CHEESY STUFFED SLIDER BAKE-TWO WAYS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven or a grill for indirect cooking to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the rolls: Place the rolls on a nonstick-foil-lined baking sheet. With a serrated paring knife, carve out a circle on the top of each, cutting down about 1 inch deep. (You need to keep the bottom sturdy, so you don't want to cut all the way to the bottom. Get your fingers in there and pull out the plug of bread, leaving room for your filling. Save the excess bread for breadcrumbs!)
• For the buffalo chicken sliders: Mix the chicken, blue cheese, 1 1/2 cups wing sauce or to taste and 1/2 cup of the shredded Italian cheese blend in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• For the Italian meatball sub sliders: Assemble 12 sliders by spooning into the cavity of each: 1 tablespoon marinara sauce followed by 1 tablespoon mozzarella, then a meatball, then a teaspoon of marinara. Sprinkle the tops of the meatball sliders with the Parmesan.
• For the buffalo chicken sliders: Assemble the remaining 12 sliders by stuffing 2 to 3 tablespoons of the buffalo chicken mixture into each cavity. Top with the remaining shredded Italian cheese blend.
• Bake the sliders in the oven or over indirect heat until the cheese is melted and the tops are golden, about 25 minutes.

TRIPLE SLIDERS

Steps:

• Burgers:
• Heat 3 tablespoons of canola in a large pan over medium low heat. Add onion and cook until golden brown and caramelized about 15 to 20 minutes, making sure to stir every few minutes.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Form the ground beef into 12 equal-sized mini patties. Heat the remaining canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season each side of the patties with the grill seasoning, put them into the skillet and cook for 3 minutes. Flip the burgers, top 4 with some of the blue cheese, the next 4 with 2 slices of Cheddar and the final 4 with 2 slices of mozzarella cheese. Put under the broiler until the cheese is melted, about 30 seconds.
• Roasted Red Pepper Ketchup:
• In a mini chopper or blender add the ketchup and roasted red peppers (reserve 1 red pepper to garnish the burgers). Blend until smooth. If the mixture is too thick and not blending well, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of the liquid from the jar of roasted red peppers. Set aside.
• Pesto Mayo:
• Combine the mayonnaise and pesto in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Assembly: Slice the reserved red pepper into 4 pieces to garnish the Cheddar burgers. Put the burgers on the bottom halves of each bun. Top the 4 cheddar burgers with the pieces of red pepper, some of the ketchup and cover with the top half of the rolls. Top the 4 mozzarella burgers with some of the pesto mayo and cover with the top half of the rolls. Finally, top the blue cheese burgers with the caramelized onions and cover with the top half of the rolls. Arrange them on a serving platter and serve immediately.

CHEDDAR STUFFED SLIDERS

Steps:

• Mix together the beef, salt, salt and pepper. Shape into 8-2 ounce balls.
• Fill each ball with a cube of cheddar cheese.
• Shape each burger ball into a small slider burger shape.
• At this point you can freeze in a resealable freezer proof bag or cook.
• I like to cook in the broiler for a few minutes to the desired doneness as the sliders are so small on the grill grates. You can also cook in a toaster oven if you are doing just a few as a quick after school snack.
• My kid likes to eat these without bread and dipped in ketchup with a side of dill pickles. You can use hot dog rolls cut into pieces to make mini cheeseburgers.

STUFFED SLIDERS YOUR WAY

Steps:

• Gently combine meat, eggs, cheese, parsley, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper with your hands. (Do not overmix).
• Form scant 1/4 cupfuls of meat mixture into about 30 meatballs. Push a cheese cube into center of each ball and encase meat around cheese, then slightly flatten each ball to a 2-inch diameter.
• Broiler directions:
• Preheat broiler. Put half of sliders on an oiled rack of a broiler pan and broil, turning over once, until just cooked through (no longer pink), 4 to 8 minutes total. Repeat with remaining sliders.
• Grill directions:
• For easy entertaining, go with a gas grill. Preheat all burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then adjust heat to medium-high. Grill sliders, in batches if necessary, turning once, until just cooked through, 4 to 8 minutes total.
• Make sliders with toppings and rolls.