These easy baked pepper jack and bacon-stuffed sliders are sure to become a family favorite.
Cheesy Bacon-Stuffed Sliders
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 slices (1 oz each) pepper jack cheese, quartered (from 7.5-oz package)
- 3 strips bacon, crisply cooked, quartered
- 1/2 ripe medium avocado
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
- 6 mini burger buns, split and toasted
- 1 large plum (Roma) tomato, sliced
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil.
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Step2In large bowl, mix beef, salt and pepper until well blended. Shape into 12 patties, 1/4-inch thick. Place 2 cheese quarters and 2 bacon quarters onto centers of 6 patties; top with remaining patties. Firmly pinch edges to seal. Place on pan.
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Step3Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center of beef part of patties reads 165°F. Remove from oven; top each burger with 2 cheese quarters. Return to oven; bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
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Step4Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mash avocado with fork. Add dressing; mix until well blended.
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Step5Place 1 burger on bottom half of each toasted bun. Top each burger with tomato slice, about 1 tablespoon avocado mixture and bun top.
Nutrition
390
Calories
25g
Total Fat
24g
Protein
18g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slider
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 38%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 51%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 26%
- Sodium
- 550mg
- 23%
- Potassium
- 360mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 18g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 24g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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