TOT SLIDERS

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If you didn't think sliders could get any smaller--or cuter--then you haven't tried swapping coin-shaped tots for buns! This dish is one of the times where it tastes as good as it looks.

Provided by Dan Whalen

Time 35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

32 frozen potato rounds (such as Ore-Ida® Crispy Crowns®)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 ounces ground beef (85% lean)
¼ pinch kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
4 slices American cheese
1 tablespoon ketchup, or to taste
1 tablespoon mustard, or to taste
16 pickled gherkins, drained
16 toothpicks

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Toss tots with oil on a 10x15-inch baking pan, then spread into a single layer.
Bake in the preheated oven, turning once halfway through, until browned and crisp, 15 to 18 minutes.
Meanwhile, put ground beef on a sheet of waxed paper. Top with another sheet and press beef into a 4x6-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper, then cut into sixteen 1x1 1/2-inch rectangles.
Break each cheese slice into quarters; fold quarters over to make 16 pieces of double-layered cheese.
Cook beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Turn burgers over, top with cheese; cook, covered, until beef is no longer pink in centers and cheese has melted, about 3 minutes.
Top 1 tot with a cheeseburger, ketchup, mustard, pickle, and another tot; spear stack with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.1 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Cholesterol 16.5 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 298 mg, Sugar 0.3 g