Carmelized Onion and Mustard Sliders

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

2 Tablespoons grill seasoning

12 potato rolls

2 medium onions, quartered and thinly sliced

4 cloves garlic, minced

4 oz sharp cheddar cheese, sliced

1/4 cup A-1 steak sauce

1 Tbs vegetable oil

salt and pepper

1/4 grainy, deli style mustard

Directions:

Heat vegetable oil in a medium size skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic to the pan, season with salt and pepper. Saute over medium heat until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Stir in the A-1 sauce, reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for a few minutes.

Slice the rolls in half horizontally. Spread 1 teaspoon of mustard on the top half of each roll.

Pre-heat a large skillet over medium heat. Place the ground beef and grill seasoning in a mixing bowl. Mix together. Divide the beef into 4 equal portions and then each of those into 3 portions, creating 12 equal portions. Shape into balls and press flat until they are the same size as the potato rolls. Add them to the pan. (They probably won't all be able to fit - you can do 2 batches, or you can pull out a griddle and cook them all at the same time). Allow to cook for 1 minute on the first side (the patties are small and won't take long to cook through). Flip them to the second side. Place cheese on each patty. Cover the pan with a lid and cook until cheese is melted.

To assemble the sliders, place a patty on the bottom half of the rolls. Top with a spoonful of onions and the top part of the roll.

Makes 12 sliders - serves 4 -6, depending on how hungry you are ;)

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Honey Mustard Apple Burgers

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb ground beef

8 hamburger buns

2 Tbs grill seasoning

2 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce

4 oz sharp cheddar cheese, sliced

1 large onion, quartered and thinly slided

1 large Fuji apple, thinly sliced

4 leafs lettuce

1 Tbs Dijon mustard

2 Tbs honey

2 Tbs vegetable oil

Directions:

Pre-heat a medium skillet over medium heat with 1 Tbs vegetable oil. Add the onion to the pan, season with salt and pepper. Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes - until lightly golden. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until caramelized and sweet (about 20 minutes)

Pre-heat a large skillet over medium heat with 1 Tbs vegetable oil. Place ground beef in medium mixing bowl. Mix in grill seasoning and Worcestershire sauce (do not over mix). Divide the meat into 4 equal sections, form into patties and place in the pan. (You can, of course, cook them on the grill instead). Cook for 5 minutes on first side. Flip over and continue to cook. Add the cheese to the burgers. Place a lid, or tin foil, over the pan to help the cheese melt. Cook another 5 minutes.

While the burgers are cooking, mix together the mustard and honey. Wash the lettuce and toast the buns. Slice the apple.

When the meat and onions are done, assemble the burgers. Place the patty on the bottom bun, top with 1/4 of the onions, 1/4 of the apple slices and the lettuce. Spread the honey mustard on the top bun and place it on top of the burger. Repeat for remaining burgers.

Serves 4

To see what I spent on this recipe, visit my other blog here.

Peach Steak Burger

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs ground beef

1 5 oz bottle of A1 Steak sauce

2 Tbs grill seasoning (any variety except spicy)

2 ripe peaches, cut into slices

1 onion, quartered and thinly sliced

4 hamburger buns

8 leafs of lettuce

4 Tbs Mayonnaise

2 Tbs vegetable oil

salt and pepper

Directions:

Pre-heat a medium skillet over medium heat with 1 Tbs vegetable oil. Slice the onion and add to the pan. Salt and pepper. Saute until lightly golden brown, about 7 minutes.

While the onions are cooking, Pre-heat a large skillet over medium heat with 1 Tbs vegetable oil. Place the ground beef in a medium mixing bowl with 2 Tbs steak sauce and grill seasoning. Mix together, but do not over work the meat. Divide the meat into 4 equal parts (a la Rachael Ray) and form into patties. Place the patties into the large skillet and cook for about 5 minutes per side.

Once onions are lightly brown, stir in the remaining steak sauce. Lower heat to med-low and simmer for about 3 minutes - until the sauce is thick.

While the burgers are cooking toast the buns and slice the peaches.

Once all the components are done cooking, assemble the burgers. Spread 1 Tbs of mayo on the bottom bun. Top with the hamburger patty. Then add 1/4 of the onions and 1/4 of the peach slices (it will seem like a lot of peaches, but trust me - it's good this way). Add 2 leafs of lettuce and then the top bun. Repeat for the remaining burgers.

Serves 4

To see what I spent on this recipe and read the story behind it, visit my other blog here.