Laura Vitale Makes Easy Cheeseburger Sliders

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheese slices

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese offers fewer calories, while processed cheese can be more budget-friendly.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Add a little olive oil to a 12-inch cast iron skillet and add just over 1 pound of ground beef, breaking it up into a layer.

Leave the beef untouched for a couple of minutes to allow it to caramelize.

Dice an onion while the beef cooks.

Render excess fat from the beef by tilting the skillet and leaving about a tablespoon of fat.

Add the diced onion to the skillet and turn the heat back up to sauté the onions with the beef.

Season the beef and onion mixture with your choice of seasoning, preferably salt-free.

Slice a pack of Hawaiian rolls down the middle in one go.

Add about a quarter cup of cream cheese to the beef mixture, letting the residual heat melt it in.

Spread melted compound butter on the bottom half of the sliced rolls.

Layer two slices of American cheese on the bottom half of the rolls.

Add the beef mixture on top of the cheese, then add more cheese if desired.

Place the top half of the rolls on the beef mixture.

Mix Worcestershire sauce into the melted compound butter and brush it over the top of the rolls.

Sprinkle everything but the bagel seasoning on top of the rolls.

Cover the sliders with foil and bake for 15 minutes, then uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Serve the sliders with pickles, lettuce, and tomatoes as desired.

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