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Big Mac Sliders are the mini version of your favorite fast-food burger! Juicy little hamburgers with pickles, onions, lettuce, the “secret sauce”, and then surrounded by buttery buns. They make for easy appetizers or small meals that both kids and adults love. They make for great finger foods and please a crowd well.
Big Mac Sliders
Sliders are handheld appetizers that are perfect for so many different occasions like parties, potlucks, game days, and more. These cheeseburger sliders also make a fun lunch or quick dinner with crispy french fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots, or a side salad!
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Ingredients:
- mayonnaise – You could also use Miracle Whip.
- French dressing – If you wanted to make your own, you could.
- sweet pickle relish
- onion powder
- dijon mustard
- garlic powder
- salt
- ground beef – You could also use ground chicken or turkey.
- pepper
- sliced American cheese – Cheddar or Swiss would be great too.
- shredded lettuce – iceberg lettuce
- sweet onion- You could use a red, yellow or white onion.
- slider buns– Hawaiian rolls add a sweet touch too.
- sliced bread and butter pickles – Dill pickles are a great substitute for bread and butter.
- salted butter
- sesame seeds
Supplies:
- mixing bowls
- whisk
- plastic wrap
- Stirring spoon
- casserole dishes
- pastry brush
Instructions:
Make the Sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, French dressing, sweet relish, onion powder, dijon mustard, garlic powder and salt. Cover the special sauce with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Form your patty. Using a 9×13 baking dish or sheet pan, press your ground beef mixture into a rectangle inside the pan. Bake the meat in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
Top with cheese. Remove the meat from the oven and top with American cheese slices. Place back in the oven and bake just until melted (about 5 minutes). Once the cheese is melted, remove your burger patty and set it aside
Tip
Give your 9×13 dish a quick wash, you are about to use it again!
Assemble your burgers. Using your 9×13 baking dish, add the bottom of the slider buns.
Spread the sauce. Spread half of your Big Mac sauce over the bottom of the buns, and top with shredded lettuce.
Add the patty. Top the lettuce with your ground beef patty.
Top with veggies. On top of the patty, layer your sliced onions and pickles and drizzle with the remaining sauce.
Add the top bun. Top with slider bun tops.
Brush with butter. Use a basting brush to brush the tops of your buns with melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Storage
Transfer the leftovers to an airtight container within 1 hour. Place the container in the refrigerator as far back as possible. Your sliders will last for 3-4 days.
I would be amiss if I told you that I’ve never woken up in the middle of the night and snuck one of these copycat Big Mac sliders out of the refrigerator and ate it cold (wink!). The flavors taste every bit as delicious when cold.
More Copycat Recipes
Big Mac Sliders Recipe
Big Mac Sliders
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- Whisk
- Plastic wrap
- stirring spoon
- casserole dishes
- pastry brush
Ingredients
For the Sauce
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons French dressing
- 2 tablespoons sweet relish
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoons salt
For the Sliders
- 2 pounds beef, 80/20 or leaner
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 12 slider buns (still connected)
- 6 slices American cheese
- 1½ cups shredded lettuce
- 1 sweet onion, sliced
- 1 cup sliced bread and butter pickles
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
For the Sauce:
- Make the Sauce. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, French dressing, sweet relish, onion powder, dijon mustard, garlic powder and salt.
- Refrigerate. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
For the Sliders:
- Prepare the meat. In a large mixing bowl, combine your ground beef, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
- Make your patty. Use a wooden spoon (or your hands) to mix just until the seasoning is evenly distributed. You don’t want to overmix, or you’ll get a tough burger patty.
- Form your patty. Using a 9×13 baking dish or sheet pan, press your ground beef into a rectangle inside the pan.
- Bake. Bake the meat in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160°F. The meat will shrink, this is normal and will help it fit the size of the buns better!
- Top with cheese. Remove the meat from the oven and top with cheese slices.
- Melt the cheese. Place back in the oven and bake just until melted (about 5 minutes). Once the cheese is melted, remove your burger patty and set it aside in a covered warm place. Give your 9×13 dish a quick wash, you are about to use it again!
- Assemble your burgers. Using your 9×13 baking dish, add the bottom of the slider buns.
- Spread the sauce. Spread half of your sauce over the bottom of the buns, and top with shredded lettuce.
- Add the patty. Top the lettuce with your ground beef patty.
- Top with veggies. On top of the patty, layer your sliced onions and pickles and drizzle with the remaining sauce.
- Add the top bun. Top with slider bun tops.
- Brush with butter. Use a basting brush to brush the tops of your buns with butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
