Italian Caprese Sliders

Italian Caprese Sliders

  Ready in : 45 mins

Need a gluten free, primal, and ketogenic hor d'oeuvre? Italian Caprese Sliders could be an amazing recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 13g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 252 calories. This recipe serves 18 and costs 91 cents per serving. 1 person has made this recipe and would make it again. It is a very reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. A mixture of mozzarella cheese 1, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 30%. Similar recipes include Caprese Sliders, Caprese Meatball Sliders, and Caprese Veggie Burger Sliders.

Ingredients

ground beef

ground beef

1.5 lb

sausage

sausage

1 lb

seasoning

seasoning

1 tsp

onion

onion

1

bell pepper

bell pepper

1

garlic

garlic

3 cloves

mozzarella cheese 1

mozzarella cheese 1

8 oz

roma tomatoes

roma tomatoes

4 large

basil leaves stems removed

basil leaves stems removed

36 large

pepper

pepper

18 servings

extra virgin olive oil

extra virgin olive oil

3 Tbs

balsamic vinegar

balsamic vinegar

3 Tbs

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Gently but thoroughly mix together the ground beef and ground Italian sausage (removing from the casings if any), along with the Italian spices, chopped onion, chopped Bell pepper and 2 cloves of minced garlic.

    italian sausage

    italian sausage

    minced garlic

    minced garlic

    bell pepper

    bell pepper

    ground beef

    ground beef

    clove

    clove

    spices

    spices

    onion

    onion

  2. 2
    Press the mixture into a jelly roll pan using a rolling pin to make a flat even layer.

    jelly

    jelly

    roll

    roll

    rolling pin
    rolling pin
    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    Cut the meat into 2 squares.

    meat

    meat

  4. 4
    Grill 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked through to a temperature of at least 16

    grill
    grill
  5. 5
    If not fresh from the oven, wrap the rolls in foil and warm on the top rack of the grill while the burgers are cooking on their second side.

    roll

    roll

    wrap

    wrap

    grill
    grill
    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
    oven
    oven
  6. 6
    When the burgers are done, place a slice of mozzarella on each burger and tent with foil while preparing the buns.

    mozzarella

    mozzarella

    roll

    roll

    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
  7. 7
    Whisk together olive oil, balsamic and remaining 1 clove minced garlic

    minced garlic

    minced garlic

    olive oil

    olive oil

    clove

    clove

    whisk
    whisk
  8. 8
    Place the burger with cheese on the bottom of the bun, add a slice of tomato and two good-sized basil leaves and drizzle each burger with 1/2 teaspoon of the balsamic/olive oil dressing.

    fresh basil

    fresh basil

    olive oil

    olive oil

    cheese

    cheese

    tomato

    tomato

    roll

    roll