Smash Burger Sliders with Pickles

Ingredients

For the Burger Sauce

• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped pickles

For the Sliders

• 2 pounds 80/20 ground beef, divided into 16 balls
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 8 slices American cheese, halved
• 16 slider buns, split
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 32 dill pickle chips

Substitutions

• Ground turkey can replace beef but must reach 165°F and will be less crisp.
• Cheddar can replace American cheese but melts less smoothly.
• Potato rolls can replace brioche slider buns.
• Shredded cabbage can replace lettuce for more crunch.

Instructions

Step 4: Smash the Patties

Place four beef balls on the griddle, season, cover each with parchment, and press firmly into thin patties.

Step 5: Cook the First Side

Cook 90 seconds to 2 minutes until dark crusts form.

Step 6: Flip and Cheese

Scrape underneath, flip, add cheese, and cook 1 to 2 minutes until ground beef reaches 160°F.

Step 7: Assemble

Spread sauce on buns, stack one or two patties, add lettuce and pickle chips, and serve hot.

How to Store Leftovers

Refrigerate cooked patties within 2 hours for up to 3 days. Store buns, sauce, lettuce, and pickles separately.

Freeze cooked patties for up to 2 months.

How to Reheat

Reheat patties on a hot skillet until 165°F, add cheese at the end, and assemble on fresh toasted buns with cold toppings.

What to Serve With It

• oven fries
• sparkling cola

Nutrition Information

Nutrition is an estimate and can vary with brands, portion size, ripeness, and substitutions.