Cheesy Cowboy Sliders
By Velveeta Kitchen
Prep
20 MIN
Total
1 HR
Servings
12 Servings
These Cheesy Cowboy Sliders are packed with lean ground beef, crispy bacon, jalapeños, and a rich, creamy Velveeta cheese sauce, all nestled in sweet Hawaiian rolls and baked to perfection.
Ingredients
4
slices
OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces
1/2
cup
chopped onions
2
tbsps
finely chopped fresh jalapeño peppers
1/2
cup
KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce
1
lb
lean ground beef
1
tsp
steak seasoning
1
tsp
HEINZ Worcestershire Sauce
1
pkg
1/4
cup
milk
1/4
tsp
onion powder
1/8
tsp
ground red pepper (cayenne)
1
pkg
(12 oz.) Hawaiian savory butter rolls (12 rolls)
1/2
cup
french-fried onions
Original Cheese
Instructions
Step 1
HEAT oven to 350°F.
Step 2
COOK bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat 3 min, stirring occasionally. Add onions and jalapeño peppers; cook 10 min. or until bacon is crisp, stirring frequently.
Step 3
STIR in barbecue sauce; cook 2 min., stirring occasionally.
Step 4
SPOON bacon mixture into small bowl; reserve for later use. Carefully wipe skillet clean with paper towels.
Step 5
CRUMBLE ground beef into skillet. Add steak seasoning and Worcestershire sauce; cook 5 to 6 min. or until ground beef is evenly browned, stirring frequently. Remove skillet from heat.
Step 6
MICROWAVE VELVEETA, milk, onion powder and red pepper in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 to 3 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 sec.
Step 7
TRANSFER rolls from package to cutting board, taking care to not separate rolls. Use serrated knife to carefully cut block of rolls horizontally in half.
Step 8
PLACE bottom half of rolls into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with ground beef mixture, bacon mixture, VELVEETA Sauce and french-fried onions. Cover with top half of rolls.
Step 9
BAKE 2-3 min. or until rolls are heated through.
Step 10
CUT into 12 sliders to serve.
