This Cheeseburger Sliders Recipe make a fun and easy 30-minute meal perfect for those busy school nights or game days!
There’s nothing better than simple-to-make slider recipes for feeding a hungry crowd. This one is definitely one of my favorite Super Bowl Recipes! But our 10-year-old daughter loves them too.
A Kid-Friendly Recipe
I made these cheeseburger sliders for our daughter sleepover party and loved not having to stand over a grill to make traditional venison burgers. I mixed them up in the morning before anyone arrived which helped take the stress out of making food for a group of hungry girls. The kids loved these cute little venison sliders and they disappeared fast!
Cheeseburger Sliders For Game Day
Between High School Football games on Friday nights, North Dakota State University Football on Saturdays, and NFL games all the time, there are many opportunities for game day parties in the fall. That's where these Venison Cheeseburger Sliders come in.
Venison Sliders are the perfect bite-sized food to feed a crowd and introduce them to wild game. I love that I can throw the ground venison into a pan in the morning. I assemble the slider buns in the afternoon. Then I add the ground venison right before throwing it all in the oven when everyone arrives and it's time to eat. This venison sliders recipe takes absolutely zero concentration, which is exactly what I want. Whether I'm hosting or a guest at a football party, I love making this slider recipe!
How To Make Venison Cheeseburger Sliders
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using 1 tablespoon of butter, grease the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.
2. Place a large skillet over medium high heat with olive oil. Add ground venison and diced onion and break up with a wooden spoon or spatula. Season with salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Sauté over medium high heat, breaking up the venison, and cook until the venison has lost its raw, red color, about 5 minutes.
3. Transfer the meat mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the mayonnaise.
4. Cut buns in half.
5. Place bottom half of Hawaiian rolls on the buttered baking sheet and line bread with sliced cheese. Spread cooked ground venison mixture evenly over the sliced cheese, using the back of a spatula to square off the edges. Cover the ground venison with the shredded cheese.
6. Place the top of buns, cut-side down, over the burgers. Brush tops with remaining 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and tops are golden brown.
Substitutions For This Venison Sliders Recipe
Slider Buns - While I prefer Hawaiian roll sliders, a Brioche bun version is also a big favorite when making this for football parties. Dinner rolls would also work for this recipe.
Ground Venison - My wife and I prefer lean 100% venison for our burgers, but you can use some that has more fat content you either processed yourself or had done at your local butcher.
Cheese - I like using two kinds of cheese for this Cheeseburger Sliders recipe - one that's sliced and one that's shredded. The different textures help the cheese pull and gives you gooey cheesiness in every bite. I'm using cheddar because it melts perfectly but you could also use Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, Colby Jack, or anything similar. If you only have sliced cheese or only shredded that's perfectly ok too.
Tips For Making Cheeseburger Sliders
- If you don't have lean ground venison, and you are going to substitute ground beef, be sure and spoon out the excess fat and liquid released from the beef so you don’t end up with soggy buns.
- Lining the bottom buns with cheese and covering the ground venison with cheese seals in the juiciness of the venison without making the buns too moist.
- Bake uncovered so the rolls don’t sweat and get soggy.
More Ground Venison Recipes
I hope this easy Hawaiian Roll sliders recipe becomes a new favorite for you. If you are looking for more dinner inspiration, you can find all of my ground venison recipes here. Or check out these family favorites for your next weeknight dinner:
- Easy Venison Spaghetti
- Deer Meat and Gravy over Mashed Potatoes
- Patty Melt
- Easy Venison Burger Bowl
- Sloppy Joe Mac and Cheese
- Best Ever Venison Cheeseburgers
- Jalapeno Popper Venison Flautas
- Venison Sloppy Joes
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The Best Venison Cheeseburger Sliders
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 pounds ground venison
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 24 Hawaiian rolls
- 8 slices cheddar cheese
- ¾ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using 1 tablespoon of butter, grease the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.
- Place a large skillet over medium high heat with olive oil. Add ground venison and diced onion and break up with a wooden spoon or spatula. Season with salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Saute over medium high heat, breaking up the venison, and cook until the venison has lost its raw, red color, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the meat mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the mayonnaise.
- Cut buns in half. Place bottom half of Hawaiian rolls on the buttered baking sheet and line bread with sliced cheese. Spread cooked ground venison mixture evenly over the sliced cheese, using the back of a spatula to square off the edges. Cover the ground venison with the shredded cheese.
- Place the top of buns, cut-side down, over the burgers. Brush tops with remaining 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and tops are golden brown.
Scott says
No brainer. This just made the list for Super Bowl Sunday. Super easy and better than pigs in a blanket.
Suzie says
Our kids love these venison sliders! I can't wait to make them again
Brenda says
My granddaughter loved these.
Smith says
This recipe is so simple and very delicious, our picky eater kid even loved this! We will be adding this to our meal rotation.
Jeff Benda says
Thanks Smith! So glad to hear your kid loved it as much as ours!
Rebekah says
I made this tonight and had to come back and review! It was so delicious! I always ask my 17 year old son to rate dinner on a scale of 1 to 10....He said 12 for this one!! He even asked what was in the glaze on top! Definitely will be making this again! I added a spoon full of mayo to the mixture after it was cooked before I put it on the bread.
Jeff Benda says
Thanks Rebekah! So happy to hear your teenage son approved and gave us our best score ever!!
Danielle says
These are amazing!! Next time I think I will add some mushrooms and even maybe some cooked sliced peppers to make them like a Philly cheesesteak!!!! Mmmmmmmm! So good!
Jeff Benda says
Thanks Danielle! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the sliders. And I love the idea of putting your own Philly cheesesteak twist on them next time. Be sure and let us know how they turn out!