Tot Sliders
Description
Coin-shaped tots find their calling as the buns for these mini sliders made just like any cheeseburger but with pickled gherkins on top for extra cuteness points!
Ingredients
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32 frozen potato rounds (such as Ore-Ida® Crispy Crowns®)
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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8 ounces ground beef (85% lean)
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1/4 pinch kosher salt
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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4 slices American cheese
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1 tablespoon ketchup, or to taste
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1 tablespoon mustard, or to taste
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16 pickled gherkins, drained
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16 toothpicks
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2
Toss tots with oil on a 10x15-inch baking pan, then spread into a single layer.
3
Bake in the preheated oven, turning once halfway through, until browned and crisp, 15 to 18 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, put ground beef on a sheet of waxed paper. Top with another sheet and press beef into a 4x6-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper, then cut into sixteen 1x1 1/2-inch rectangles.
5
Break each cheese slice into quarters; fold quarters over to make 16 pieces of double-layered cheese.
6
Cook beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Turn burgers over, top with cheese; cook, covered, until beef is no longer pink in centers and cheese has melted, about 3 minutes.
7
Top 1 tot with a cheeseburger, ketchup, mustard, pickle, and another tot; spear stack with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining ingredients.