Gourmet Cowboy Hamburger Sliders + Giveaway

A mouthwatering burger – made mini slider style – with creamy avocado, lean ground beef, balsamic caramelized onions, and salty pancetta! Its the ultimate slider!

I have been on a little bit of a sandwich kick lately, I guess my husband is starting to wear off on me. 🙂 But let me tell you.. its for the better.

Last week I shared with you my Grilled Portobello Burger with Balsamic Reduction, which is ridiculously delicious and a great vegetarian option for Meatless Monday!

Today I’m bringing it back to the meat lover! Woot Woot!! 🙂

Have you ever had a Cowboy Burger before?

I was thinking about them the other day, mostly because I was thinking of my waitressing days and the “Cowboy Burger” was one of the most ordered items on the menu. I will say, it is super tasty … just not the healthiest of burgers.

Ok, so, for those of you who don’t know, a Cowboy Burger is a ground beef burger with cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, tangy BBQ Sauce, and those yummy fried crispy onion straws. Sounds good… just SUPER heavy!

I decided to lighten this burger up a bit and make it for my man on Fathers Day! {awesome wife alert!}

HE LOVED IT! {and to be honest, I did too}

This lighter version is in mini form… aka “the slider” and fancied up a bit… hence the name “Gourmet Cowboy Hamburger Sliders”. 🙂

This burger is made with 93/7 lean ground beef, crispy pancetta {instead of bacon}, balsamic caramelized onions {instead of BBQ sauce and crispy fried onion straws}, and mashed avocado {because everything is better with avocado}.

Seriously, if words could describe how good these Gourmet Cowboy Sliders are then I would use them … but they don’t! You honestly just need to try them to find out for yourself. They will be one of the best burgers you have ever eaten.. hands down!

On a side note, not only am I giving you the worlds best slider recipe today but I am also giving out $300 amazon cash, so be sure to enter this awesome giveaway below!

Gourmet Cowboy Hamburger Sliders

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

• Author: Krista
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Yield: 8 sliders 1x
• Category: Burgers, Sandwiches, Grilling Recipes, Beef

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Ingredients

• 1 lb. of lean ground beef {93/7}
• salt & pepper
• 8 whole wheat slider buns
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 large onion, halved and then sliced
• 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
• 2 large avocado, mashed
• 4 oz. of pancetta, diced

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Instructions

1. Form ground beef into 8 small patties.
2. Season with salt & pepper on both sides. Set aside.
3. Heat a medium saute pan to medium high heat, add olive oil to pan and then sliced onions.
4. Saute for 7-10 minutes, until onions start to caramelize {turn a caramel color}.
5. Add balsamic vinegar to caramelized onions. Saute for another 2-3 minutes. Remove onions from the pan.
6. In the same saute pan, add diced pancetta.
7. Saute for 5 minutes, until pancetta is slightly browned. Set aside.
8. Heat grill to medium high heat.
9. Grill burgers for 2-3 minutes per side.
10. Grill buns for 1-2 minutes per side.
11. Assemble burgers with toasted bun, burger, pancetta, caramelized onions, and mashed avocado.
12. {Optional} Serve with stone ground mustard.

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