Sliders with Pasta Salad

Slider with Pasta Salad

Approx. prep and cook less than 15 mins

Ingredients 

-Ground Chuck 80/20

-Slider Buns

-Onion (optional)

-Cheese Slice

-Bacon (optional)

-Left over pasta salad

I decided to use my left over pasta salad and make quick sliders for dinner.

I set my grill to preheat.

I combined the ground chuck, minced garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl. You can use other ingredients and season to your liking.  Using my hands I made sure to combine well.  I took handfuls of the beef and made a round slider by rolling like a meatball and then flattening to the desired thickness. 

I grilled the burgers until they were cooked to my satisfaction, well done for the kids, medium for the adults. 

For this recipe I had onions so I chopped those up and sautéed them in a pan with a little bit of butter on low heat to get them nice and soft. I also had turkey bacon that needed to be used so I cooked that up and added for those that wanted.   I also added cheese slices for those who wanted and served the burgers with the left over pasta salad. 

You can use your preferred ground beef for the sliders.  I use ground chuck 80/20 because I find that the leaner beef can get dry. I use the leaner beef for other recipes and keep this one a bit fatty to keep the burgers moist.