Party Sliders

Adapted from: kevinandamanda.com

1 lb. ground beef

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. ground mustard

1/2 tsp. paprika

1 large onion, diced

1 (10 oz.) can Rotel tomatoes, drained

4 tsp. minced garlic

12 slices of your favorite cheese (we used Gouda)

12 dinner rolls (we used King's Hawaiian dinner rolls)

For the glaze:

1 stick butter

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 Tbsp. dijon mustard

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp. sesame seeds (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°. Coat 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Place large skillet on stove top over high heat. Once skillet is hot, add beef and sear on each side for a couple of minutes. Reduce heat and add salt, pepper, cumin, ground mustard, paprika, and onions, and continue to brown beef, breaking into pieces with spatula. Cook beef mixture until beef is cooked through and onions are tender. While beef continues to cook, add all ingredients to small saucepan and cook on medium heat until everything is melted and sauce is smooth. Add Rotel to beef and stir until well combined. Place bottom half of rolls in prepared pan. Top with beef, then place sliced cheese on top. Cover with tops of rolls. Pour sauce over sliders, then place in oven and bake for 25 minutes.

These are amazing! I wanted to make something quick and easy, but full of flavor, and these fit the bill. We didn't have sesame seeds, and I couldn't rationalize spending almost $4 when we never use them, so I omitted them from our recipe. However, I am sure they add a nice dimension to the recipe if you have them! These are the perfect combination of sweet and salty, and they are wonderful reheated the next day! I just popped them in the oven at 350° for 10 minutes, and they were perfect. We are going to try these again with turkey meat to see how they taste. Honestly, they are so flavorful, I think they will be amazing!