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Easy Cheeseburger Sliders

Name: Easy Cheeseburger Sliders
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Ingredients: 2 lb Lean ground beef; 2 tsp Garlic powder; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tsp Black pepper; 1 White onion (Diced); 9-12 Sweet rolls (Mini); 1/4 cup Butter (Melted); 1/2 tsp Salt; 2 tbps Brown sugar (Packed); 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1/2 tbsp Sesame seeds

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Make dinner fun with easy cheeseburger sliders. Everything is better in the form of a slider, especially these juicy cheeseburgers.

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My kids always rave over anything I turn into a slider, so they were so excited when they had this simple cheeseburger recipe. Plus, I mean who doesn’t love Hawaiian rolls?

I swear Hawaiian rolls make everything even better. They also make it so simple to throw this meal together and have an amazing flavor that they add to this easy dinner recipe.

You can check out my YouTube channel for 8 more simple, yet delicious dinner recipes that you can make in the air fryer.

Ingredients and Supplies You’ll Need to Make Easy Cheeseburger Sliders:

Ingredients:

Beef patty:

Lean ground beef
Garlic powder
Salt
Black pepper
White onion, diced
Sweet rolls (Hawaiian rolls)
Slices of cheese (of your choosing)

Glaze:

Butter, melted
Salt
Packed brown sugar
Worcestershire sauce
Dijon mustard
Sesame seeds

Supplies:

- Large mixing bowl
- Aluminum foil
- Spatula
- Air fryer (like the Cosori Pro II)
- Serrated knife
- Pastry brush (for the butter or glaze)

Instant read thermometer

What Else Can I Use Instead of Ground Beef?

For this recipe, we use lean ground beef when making the hamburger patty. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t use something else!

Here are some more options:

Ground Turkey
Ground Bison
Ground Chicken

Do I Need to Use Sweet Rolls?

Normally when making a slider recipe my mind always draws to those delicious Hawaiian rolls.

However, if you are not a fan of Hawaiian rolls, you can use any other small dinner rolls you like! I would suggest using ones that are already made if you want to use this recipe as written.

Make It Into Just a Hamburger Slider

Not a fan of cheeseburgers? That is okay! Just follow the steps as written and just leave the cheese off or anything else you don’t like.

How to Make Easy Cheeseburger Sliders:

Step 1: Make the Meat Patty

When you are ready to begin, start by putting the ground beef, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper into a large mixing bowl.

Combine it all together until the seasonings are well mixed in and throughout the meat.

Step 2: Put the Hamburger Patty in the Air Fryer

When the meat is mixed, for the larger patty and place it into the bottom of the air fryer.

Either line the bottom of the air fryer with parchment paper or a foil sling to make the beef patty a little easier to remove the air fryer. However, this may keep the fat from draining and pooling near the patty.

Step 3: Cook the Hamburger

Once you have the hamburger situated in the air fryer, turn it on for 7-15 minutes at 380 degrees F or 193 degrees C.

The total cook time will depend on the thickness of your burger patty.

Halfway through the cooking time, add the diced onions over top, return the air fryer basket to the air fryer, and continue cooking until the burger is done.

Generally, most hamburger patties ideally reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees F or 71 degrees C. But, it will also depend on how you like your burgers.

Step 4: Clean the Air Fryer

Once the burger patty is done, remove the patty and place it on a plate.

Drain any excess grease from inside the air fryer and wipe it down as best you can to get rid of any of the greases. But be careful as the air fryer basket will still be hot.

Step 5: Place Rolls in the Air Fryer

After the air fryer has been cleaned and cooled down a bit, slice the rolls in half lengthwise and place the bottom into the air fryer, fit as many as you can, but for my 5.8 Cosori, I can typically fit 12 rolls.

And then place the large hamburger patty on the top of the rolls, layer on the cheese, and then place the tops to the rolls over the top of the cheese.

Step 6: Season the Tops of the Rolls

When you have the rolls situated in the air fryer, either brush the tops with melted butter or make up the glaze by putting all of the glaze ingredients in a bowl and using a pastry brush to spread it on the tops of the rolls, then sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

Step 7: Toast the Rolls

Now, turn the air fryer on again for another 2-3 minutes at 330 degrees F or 165 degrees C or until the cheese is melted and the tops of the rolls are a nice golden brown.

Then serve and enjoy your delicious sliders.

Dinner – in the Air Fryer

One of the many things I love about the air fryer is that I can make every meal, breakfast, lunch, and dinner in it. And, it’ll taste amazing!

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Final Thoughts

Cheeseburgers and hamburgers are always something I can count on my kids to love. Make them fun size and put them on a Hawaiian roll and these cheeseburger sliders are like gold!

No need to make individual patties to try and fit on the rolls either which makes this recipe so simple! Have you tried making hamburger sliders in the air fryer?

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