I have made a commitment to attempting dinner on a more regular basis. Cooking is not something that I do well. It is frightening to me that my boys are getting older and will start eating more and more.

I feel like I need to make an effort to get ahead of the pit of hunger which will be my home in a few years with 3 older boys.

With that in mind, I am trying some new recipes. And here’s one of those that I tried… and it’s oh, so good.

Let’s make this Sweet and Sour Sliders Recipe

These are called Sweet Hawaiian Mini Burgers and can be found in The Healthy Beef Cookbook by Chef Chamberlain and Betsy Hornick. It was my favorite during the tasting and I couldn’t wait to try it at home.

I was able to make them at home (unsupervised) without too much fretting and they don’t take long either which is good since I rarely plan ahead…baby steps!

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Sweet and Sour Sliders Recipe Ingredients

• 1 lb. 95% lean ground beef
• 4 T Worcestershire Sauce
• 4 canned pineapple rings
• 12 Hawaiian sweet rolls (I used King’s Hawaiian savory butter rolls)
• lettuce

Sauce Ingredients

• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup pineapple preserves
• 1 T packed brown sugar

directions to make Sweet and SOur SLiders REcipe

Step 1

Combine the ground beef and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl and mix thoroughly.

Step 2

Shape into 12 1/2 inch thick mini-patties and set aside.

Step 3

Combine sauce ingredients in a small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Step 4

Place pineapple rings on rack in broiler and brush with sauce. Broil for 4 minutes turning once with the pan 3 to 4 inches from the broiler.

Step 5

Place patties on broiler pan and broil for 7 to 8 minutes (also 3 to 4 inches from heating element) turning once. Broil until the meat thermometer reads 160 degrees for medium doneness. Brush with sauce after turning.

Yep, I got to use my new meat thermometer. I felt super fancy and very Top Chef!

Step 6

Cut each pineapple slice into thirds and serve on the mini-burgers.

Quick tips in making this easy Sweet and Sour Sliders

When you’re making the patties, be sure to squish them better, so they won’t look like meatballs. They would also make the sliders look so much better!

Also when it’s broiling time, I think you should wait until the meat is almost done before brushing with the sauce because if it gets too hot, the small pieces of pineapple from the preserves explode in the oven and make a mess.

Have you tried making this sweet and sour sliders recipe? How did it go? Share your story in the comments!

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