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Ground Beef Sliders With Onion Soup Mix

Published: Aug 28, 2022 · Modified: Oct 29, 2022 by Harriet · Leave a Comment

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This recipe for ground beef sliders with onion soup mix is one of the easiest recipes you will make. Quick to put together, this recipe is great for weeknight dinners or when you need to feed a crowd.

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These delicious ground beef sliders with onion soup mix are perfect for an easy weeknight meal or feeding a crowd. There is no standing over a hot grill flipping burgers because these are oven baked.

Cost To Make

Estimated cost = $13.85 or $1.15 a serve

Why You'll Love This Recipe:

You will love this recipe for ground beef sliders with onion soup mix because:

  • These ground beef sliders are quick to make, and you don't need to stand over the grill flipping burgers.
  • You don't need to use fresh bread rolls for this recipe, which means you can use bread a day or two old - making it a budget-friendly recipe.
  • The recipe can be scaled up and made to feed a crowd.
  • They can be made in advance, making them great for meal prep for parties, game-day, or easy weeknight dinners.
  • These easy burger sliders are freezer-friendly too!

Ingredients In This Recipe

You can download a printable version of this recipe below. It lists all the ingredients you need and gives clear, step-by-step instructions to help you make it.

Image showing ingredients  needed for a ground beef slider recipe.

Bread rolls - small rolls are great for making these mini burgers, either individual rolls or a sheet of attached rolls. Use Hawaiian sweet rolls or plain dinner rolls or brioche buns.

Note: For this recipe, we used small hamburger buns because that was the smallest bread we could find and ended up making 6 medium-sized rolls. These rolls were then cut to make 12 servings.

Minced beef - our preference is to use lean beef mince, but you could use regular ground beef and drain off the fat after cooking.

Onion soup mix - is used as the seasoning. You can use a store-bought packet of French onion soup mix (that's what we used) or use a homemade dry onion soup mix.

Mayonnaise - a little mayo mixed into the meat will help keep it moist, and juicy and helps bind it together, and you won't even taste it.

Onion - use a brown (yellow) onion rather than sweet red onions.

Cheese - Use pre-sliced cheese or slice your own from a block of cheese, or you could use shredded cheese. 

Butter and sesame seeds - these are used as a topping on the buns and are added before baking.

Step By Step Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease or line the base of a rimmed baking sheet with baking paper.

Sauteed onions in a pan.

Step 1 - Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add the onions and fry for 2-3 minutes to soften. 

Sautéed onions, ground beef and soup mix in a pan.

Step 2 - Add the ground beef, and cook for a few minutes as you break it into smaller pieces with a spatula. Then mix in the onion soup mix and keep breaking the meat into pieces. 

Cook on medium/high heat until the meat is cooked (about 8 minutes) and most of the liquid in the pan has evaporated. Remove from the heat, drain and discard any excess fat and juices. 

Cooked ground beef and mayonnaise in a pan.

Step 3 - Stir in the mayonnaise and taste for seasoning, and adjust if necessary with salt and pepper.

A sheet of dinner rolls cut into half.

Step 4 - Cut the buns in half. Place the bottom half of the rolls onto the prepared tray, and arrange a layer of cheese over the top.

Bottom half of dinner rolls in a baking tray with slices of cheese on top.

Step 5 - Top the cheese with the ground beef and spread it into an even layer.

Cooked ground beef spread over the top of cheese slices.

Step 6 - Cover the ground beef mixture with another layer of sliced cheese.

Cheese sliced on to of ground beef on top of buns.

Step 7 - Place the tops of the buns, with the cut side down over the buns on the tray. 

Tops of buns brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Step 8 - Brush the tops with melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Baked ground beef sliders on a wooden board.

Step 9 - Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the tops are golden. Serve the slider buns hot or warm.

Recipe Tips

Prevent soggy buns

  • After cooking the meat, if there is any excess moisture in the pan, use a spoon to scoop and discard the excess liquid. Doing this will prevent the buns from going soggy.
  • We prefer to start with a layer of sliced cheese rather than grated cheese because a solid layer of cheese stops the meat juices from soaking into the bread.
  • If you are meal prepping these and are not baking straight away, allow the meat to cool completely before adding it to the buns.

Seasoning

  • After mixing in the mayonnaise, taste the meat mixture for seasoning, if you feel that it needs more salt or onion soup mix, add more to taste.

Baking

  • For added flavor, mix a little garlic and onion powder into the melted butter before brushing it on top of the buns.
  • After applying the butter and while it is still wet, sprinkle on the sesame seeds, this will make them stick better to the buns.
  • Don't like sesame seeds, use poppy seeds or everything bagel seasoning.
  • Bake the buns uncovered so they become crispy and golden on top.

Serving Size

A single serve is one slider.

Calories Per Serve

There are 261 calories in a slider based on our ingredients of lean ground beef and low-fat cheese slices.

Serving Suggestions

You could serve just about anything with these cheeseburger sliders, like:

  • Fries
  • Sauteed potatoes
  • Pickles like our quick-picked pink onions, easy carrot pickles, or achar.
  • Salads like tomato bocconcini salad, coleslaw, or black bean and avocado salsa.
  • Thick vegetable soups like roast tomato and red pepper soup or pumpkin and sweet potato soup.
  • and more.

Meat - Our family enjoys ground beef, but you could easily make this recipe with ground turkey, chicken, pork, or a combination of pork and beef mince.

Buns - even though this recipe is for sliders, you don't need to use dinner rolls - use whatever buns you have. For example, you could use: 

  • hotdog buns
  • hamburger buns
  • French sticks
  • or you could even use crescent roll buns.

And if they are on the large side, cut them into smaller manageable pieces before baking.

Variations

You can add additional fillings before baking:

  • Add a layer of sliced pickles on top of the ground beef before adding the final layer of cheese.
  • Create a layer of fried onions on top of the meat.
  • Use a different cheese, like Gruyere cheese or swiss.
A stack of ground beef  cheese burgers.

Storage

Refrigeration – Store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days.

Freezing – These sliders freeze very well and can be frozen for up to 4 months. Please see our Meal Prepping section below for freezing tips.

Reheating

Cold leftover sliders reheat very well. Reheat in the microwave oven uncovered for 15- 20 seconds or until hot.

Meal Prepping

These burgers with onion soup mix can be made ahead of time and frozen.

Make the burgers as instructed in the recipe card but cool the cooked ground beef completely after cooking it before putting it on the buns - this will stop them from going soggy.

Wrap the buns with two layers of aluminum foil and either refrigerate overnight or freeze.

When ready to serve, remove the foil, transfer the buns to a baking tray or cookie sheet, and thaw completely if frozen before baking.

Bake in a preheated 180°C (350°F) for 15 - 20 minutes or until the tops are golden and the cheese has melted.

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I do hope that you try this recipe for ground beef sliders with onion soup mix. If you do, please come back and leave a comment below because I would love to know how you went.

A ground beef burger on a plate.

Ground Beef Sliders With Onion Soup Mix

Harriet
to make. Perfect for serving as easy football food, party food, or an easy family dinner. The delicious cheesy sliders will have them coming back for more.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetiser, Main Course
Cuisine Western
Servings 12
Calories 261 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ brown (yellow) onion diced
  • 500 grams (17 ounces) of ground beef, lean
  • 1 packet (40 grams/1.4 ounces) onion soup mix powder add to taste
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 12 slices of cheddar cheese
  • Salt and pepper optional
  • 12 pack of dinner rolls

Glaze

  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • ½ teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease or line the base of a rimmed baking sheet with baking paper.
  • Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan over medium heat, add the onions and fry for 2-3 minutes to soften.
  • Add the ground beef, and cook for a few minutes as you break it into smaller pieces with a spatula. Then mix in the onion soup mix and keep breaking the meat into pieces.
  • Cook on medium/high heat until the meat is cooked (about 8 minutes) and most of the liquid in the pan has evaporated. Remove from the heat, drain and discard any excess fat and juices.
  • Stir in the mayonnaise and taste for seasoning, and adjust if necessary with salt and pepper.
  • Cut the buns in half. Place the bottom half of the rolls onto the prepared tray, and arrange a layer of cheese over the top.
  • Top the cheese with the ground beef and spread it into an even layer.
  • Cover the meat with another layer of sliced cheese.
  • Place the tops of the buns, with the cut side down over the buns on the tray.
  • Brush the tops with melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  • Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the tops are golden. Slice or pull apart the rolls before serving, hot or warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliderCalories: 261kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 15gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 245mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 201IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 128mgIron: 1mg
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