Burger Bites
Little Burger on a stick – No Bun
Equipment
- 1 Oven 400 Degrees F
- 2 Baking Sheets Rimmed and lined with Parchment paper
- 1 Parchment paper
- 1 Mixing Bowl Large
- 1 Mixing Bowl Small
- 1 Box of toothpicks
Ingredients
Burger Bites
- 1 lbs Ground Beef Chuck
- 1 packet French Onion Soup Mix
- 4 slices Thick-Cut Bacon
- 4 slices American Cheese
- 16 each Mini Gherkin Pickles
- 16 each Cherry Tomatoes
Secret Sauce
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp Ketchup
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 400 Degrees F.
- Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper
- Cut each Bacon Strip into 4 equal pieces
- Place the 16 Bacon Squares on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until crispy.
- In a large bowl, mix the ground beef and French Onion Soup Mix.
- Roll the beef tightly into 16, 1 and 1/4 inch balls.
- Place the meatballs on the second baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes. You can place them in the oven at the same time as the bacon.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the ingredients for the Secret Sauce. Set aside.
- Cut each piece of American Cheese into 4 pieces, for 16 small squares.
- Slide a Cherry Tomato onto 16 toothpicks, followed by 16 mini pickles.
- Once the bacon comes out of the oven, slide a bacon square onto each toothpick.
- After the meatballs have been in the oven 15 minutes, place a small cheese square over each meatball.
- Bake for 1-2 additional minutes to melt the cheese.
- While the meatballs are warm, press a toothpick down into each meatball with the tomato end up.
- Serve warm with the secret sauce for dipping.
