Enjoy these easy-to-make mini delights and let the fun begin! Cheeseburger Sliders by Bonnie Banda

Ingredients:

• 1  medium onion (about 1 cup finely chopped)
• 1 1/2  lb lean ground beef
• 2  garlic cloves, pressed
• 1  tsp. salt
• 6  slices American cheese
• 24  Martin’s mini rolls  (find these in the supermarket bread isle)
• 24  hamburger
• dill pickle slices
• Mustard (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Finely chop onion. Combine beef, onion, garlic, and salt in bowl; mix well (Kids love to do this!). Press beef mixture evenly over bottom of 11×17-inch bar pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
2. While beef is baking, on cutting board, cut cheese into quarters; set aside. Split bun tops and bottoms; set aside.
3. Remove bar pan from oven. Pour off juices, if necessary. Cut beef mixture into 24 squares. Have kids top each burger square with one pickle and one piece of cheese (and mustard if desired). Parents, be careful– pan is hot. Place one bun top onto each burger; top with one bun bottom. Cover bar pan with aluminum foil and bake 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted and buns are warm.
4. To serve, remove bun bottoms from bar pan and place on tray. Using a small spatula, remove each mini burger with cheese and bun top and place on a bun bottom.
5. Repeat with remaining burgers and bun bottoms.
   

   Serve immediately Yield: 24 mini cheeseburgers