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Cowboy Sliders

June 26, 2018 by Dinner Tonight

These mini sliders are the perfect way to switch up your regular ole hamburger night! Throw these minis on the grill or in the air fryer for a protein-packed dinner or appetizer.


Our cowboy slider recipe loaded up with lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a silver platter ready to be served for your next BBQ!
Cowboy Sliders
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  • CourseAppetizers, Main Dish
Servings
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Our cowboy slider recipe loaded up with lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a silver platter ready to be served for your next BBQ!
Cowboy Sliders
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Rating: 4
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  • CourseAppetizers, Main Dish
Servings
9
Servings
9
Ingredients
  • 1 Pound Ground Beef lean
  • 1/4 cup Barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 cup red onion finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons Chile Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 9 Mixed Grain Hamburger Buns slider size
  • 1 1/2 cups lettuce chopped
  • 1 Tomato sliced
  • 1/4 cup Pickles sliced
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Grilling Instructions
  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area. Heat your grill to grill over medium-high heat.
  2. Chop red onion and garlic cloves. Measure ingredients.
  3. Add ground beef, barbecue sauce, red onion, garlic cloves, chili powder, and chile peppers in adobo sauce to a bowl. Mix ingredients.
  4. Form hamburger mixture in to slider sized patties – about 2 inches in diameter.
  5. Grill the hamburger patties over medium high heat for about 8 minutes on each side or until slider patties reach 165*F.
  6. Build cowboy sliders on multi grain hamburger buns with lettuce, tomatoes and pickles.
Air Fryer Instructions
  1. Complete instructions 2-4 in "Grilling Instructions."
  2. Preheat the air fryer to 375°F and set the time for 7 minutes.
  3. Once preheated, place food on the tray/basket making sure not crowd the sliders.
  4. Close the air fryer and start the cooking. Halfway through, turn the sliders over.
  5. Once done, make sure the sliders have reached 155°F internal temperature and enjoy!
  6. Note: Depending on the size of your air fryer, you might have to cook in batches.
Recipe Notes

Cowboy Sliders Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 slider (147g) servings per container 9 Amount per serving Calories 200 % Daily Value Total Fat 4.5 g 6 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 30 mg 10 % Sodium 360 mg 16 % Total Carbohydrate 25 g 9 % Dietary Fiber 1 g 4 % Total Sugars 6 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 16 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 58 mg 4 % Iron 3 mg 15 % Potassium 358 mg 8 %

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