These sliders are baked in the oven making them perfect when you have a burger hankering in the winter time.
Are you a Dean Koontz fan? I am. The first novel of his I ever read was Watchers, way back in 1987 when it was first written. This novel is related to that very first novel that I read so, predictably, I loved this book as well.
This book, like Watchers, is about genetic engineering where dogs have gained human intelligence and humans have become more animalistic. Eleven year old Woody is high functioning on the spectrum, extremely intelligent but has never spoken aloud.
His father was reported killed in a terrible accident however Woody knows this isn't true and has gone deep into the web to find evidence that his father was murdered. He has compiled this evidence to share with his mother when those responsible for his death discover that they have been hacked and set out to stop the information of the genetic engineering testing from getting made public.
Kipp is a Golden Retreiver that is human in mind and brain but dog in body. Unable to speak he has learned to communicate with humans. There are others like Kipp and they call themselves the Mysterium, they can communicate with each other telepathically on what they refer to as "the wire".
Kipp can hear Woody on the wire and realizes that it is a human boy who needs help so he sets off to rescue him and brings help in the form of other humans as well as dogs.
My friend Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories had recently shared a recipe for sliders that she made in the oven, much like a thin meatloaf. I was excited when I saw her recipe because I love burgers but very rarely eat them in the winter time because I don't like the cleanup of a fried burger. I used Karen's technique for these sliders however not her recipe.
Yield: 6 servings
Oven Baked Sliders
These sliders are baked in the oven making them perfect when you have a burger hankering in the winter time.
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 25 Min
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 slices American cheese, if desired
- 6 slider buns
Instructions
- Mix together the beef, onion, garlic, egg, salt and pepper until well combined.
- Press into the bottom of an 8" square baking pan and bake in a preheated 350* oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cut in half and then each half into thirds. If using cheese, place 1/2 slice of cheese onto each and return to the oven for a few minutes until melted.
- Place onto slider buns and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
306.20Fat (grams)
13.33 gSat. Fat (grams)
5.39 gCarbs (grams)
17.08 gFiber (grams)
1.51 gNet carbs
15.57Sugar (grams)
3.47 gProtein (grams)
28.06 gSodium (milligrams)
397.29 mgCholesterol (grams)
106.08 g
How cool! Isn't this method easy? Your burgers looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen, and thanks for the easy peasy recipe.
DeleteBurgers look delicious.
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds interesting.
I'm a big Dean Koontz fan Cathy.
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