Bunless Cheeseburger Bites
Mini cheeseburger bites are delicious appetizers for any occasion! This is a recipe for bunless burger bites, but you can serve them with mini bread buns, if you like.
Ingredients
Mini burgers:
- 1 pound ground meat (450 grams, see note 1)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Toppings:
- 4-5 slices red cheddar (see note 3)
- baby romaine lettuce (see note 4)
- 12 cocktail pickles (see note 5)
- 1 red onion (small, quartered)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground meat with salt, black pepper, dried oregano and garlic powder. Mix well with your hand. You want all the seasoning to be distributed evenly so take your time.
- Place a sheet of baking parchment on your worktop. Using the smallest cookie scoop, scoop out the meat and transfer it onto the baking parchment. Roll each into a ball and then press down to make a patty. With your finger, make a small dent in the center of each patty (this should keep them holding their shape).
- Heat some oil in your skillet/frying pan and cook the patties for 4-5 minutes (per batch) or until cooked through.
- Top each burger with a small square of cheese, a piece of lettuce, onion and a pickle.
- Serve with mustard, ketchup, Thai sweet chili sauce or any sauce you like!
- Enjoy!
Notes
- I used a mix of pork and beef. You can use any ground meat you like. Just note that a combination of pork and beef makes the burgers juicier rather than using just beef.
- Cooking - you can fry them on a skillet/frying pan, in an indoor grill (panini machine) or outdoor grill. The cooking times will vary slightly. I made them in a frying pan which took about 5 minutes per batch. The fastest way was using an indoor grill - it took about 1-2 minutes less.
- Cheese - if you don’t like cheddar, use sliced mozzarella or gouda or any cheese you like.
- Lettuce - you can use another type if you prefer.
- Cocktail pickles - I like using sweet and sour pickles. Other great alternatives are cocktail pearl onions or fermented chili peppers.
- The number of burgers you will get out of this recipe might vary slightly.
Nutrition
Calories: 102kcal (5%)Carbohydrates: 1gProtein: 7g (14%)Fat: 8g (12%)Saturated Fat: 3g (19%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 27mg (9%)Sodium: 222mg (10%)Potassium: 121mg (3%)Fiber: 0.3g (1%)Sugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 13mg (1%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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