Sliders

These make for a pretty good appetizer or even for dinner. If you are having a party for teens, or a football party these will be a hit.

SLIDERS

(makes 20-24)

Ingredients:

*2 pounds ground beef

*1 teaspoon garlic powder

*1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper

*1 envelope onion soup mix

*1/2 cup mayonnaise

*2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

*24 mini-hambuger buns or dinner rolls

* 1/2 cup hamburger dill pickles (optional)

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~In a large bowl mix, ground beef, garlic powder, seasoned pepper, onion soup mix.

~Cook in a large skillet, over medium-high heat, until no longer pink. Crumble up while cooking.

~Remove from heat and drain any excess grease.

~Stir in mayonnaise and cheese into beef mixture. Do not return to burger.

~Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, and spray with a cooking spray.

~Lay the bottoms of the rolls on the aluminum lined cookie sheet.

~Spread beef & cheese mixture on the bottom half of each roll.

~Cover with tops of rolls.

~Cover the rolls with another sheet of aluminum foil, sprayed with cooking spray.

~Bake for 30 minutes.

~Serve with pickles if desired.

Variations:

-substitute mayonnaise for chipotle mayonnaise.

-add 1 teaspoon to mayo before adding to beef.

-add 1/4 cup onions to beef mixture before cooking it.
-add bacon, crumbled & cooked.