Spicy Chipotle Sliders
This was one wicked easy dinner that I made last Friday. I wasn’t in the mood to cook and opened up my pantry and fridge to see what on earth I had that I could possibly make. I saw the jar of aioli that I made a few weeks ago and thought that I prolly should use that and soon since it’s too good to have it go to waste! Then when I opened my pantry cupboard the can of chipotles came into view and well, the rest was history.
I hope the majority of you like it spicy! I sure as heck do! My girls are still on the fence about it; one thinks cinnamon gum is spicy and the other puts Frank’s Red Hot on EVERYTHING. So that’s why I kept the burgers pretty basic without any of the spice, except when I melt the pepper jack over top! Eeeek!
So remember this mayo? It really is a cinch to make if you have a mini food processor! But for those of you who don’t but still want to make your own aioli then just take regular store-bought mayo and add in two cloves of minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of both kosher salt and black pepper, and two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Stir to combine and there you have it, the base to this chipotle mayo dip.
In a mini food processor add in a cup of the lemon garlic aioli/mayo {if it’s not already in there}.
Open a can of chipotle peppers in adobo. Now here me on this, these peppers are smoky and hot! So don’t try to be all macho and brave by adding in 3. You only need two and it’s plenty hot. Promise.
Grab two peppers, and don’t shake off any of that adobo sauce… issss goooood.
Add the two peppers in to the processor.
Blend until combined. Now if any of you are familiar with the burger joint Bagger Dave’s, then you might know something about it having this amazing chipotle sauce that I happen to fancy dipping my fries in. Well this tastes soooo close to that… I was stoked!
I poured it into a bowl with a lid and popped it in the fridge until the burgers were ready. So let’s start making those babies, ya ready?
This is about two and a quarter pounds of ground chuck {btw I think 80/20 is the best for burgers!}. This amount of beef should yield you 10 perfect sliders, I don’t measure or weigh each burger… I just go by feel. I then just add in a teaspoon of kosher salt and quarter teaspoon black pepper.
Mix well by hand and form in to the patties.
Grill for about 4-5 minutes a side or until desired doneness. I also toast the slider buns tops AND bottoms for the optimum toasty-char flavor! Oh and when I wasn’t looking Pat sprinkled our sliders with a little hamburger seasoning on top, but that’s purely optional.
I didn’t get any shots of the cheese melting beautifully over the tops of those cute little burgers, but I did take an extreme close up of the cheese! Mmmm pepper jack, my love.
So after we toasted the buns I slathered ours with a schmear of that chipotle mayo. We used the left over chipotle mayo to dunk our onion rings in.
Heaven.on.earth!
Topped the bottom slider bun with the pepper jack-covered slider burgers and then top bun {with all that spicy mayo}, squish it down a little so the sauce starts to ooze down the slider. Seriously.
These are so addicting… I limited myself to having only one…
Until I had the ingenious idea to sneak a couple onion rings under the hood. HELLO?! BRILLIANT!
Spicy Chipotle Sliders
Yield: makes 10
Ingredients:
2-1/4 pounds Ground Chuck {80/20}
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
Pepper Jack Cheese
10 Slider Buns {or small rolls}
1 cup of Lemon Garlic Aioli
2 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo
Directions:
Preheat grill over medium-high heat.
Combine the aioli with the two chipotle peppers in a mini food processor until combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
In a large bowl combine the ground chuck with the salt and pepper. Mix and form into 10 small patties. Grill for 4-5 minutes a side or until cooked to your liking. Just before the burgers are done, toast the buns {on both sides} and top the sliders with pepper jack cheeses {close the lid to the grill so the heat will melt the cheese}. When the buns are toasty, smear the inside of the top bun with the chipotle mayo. Place your slider onto the bottom bun and replace the top bun. Serve with onion rings and you'll be lovin' it!
Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours! (
I am all about spicy. And easy. And sliders! The added onion right is perfect!
these look SO good!! i love spicy sauces on burgers and sliders are my fav..small and a good portion!
I love sliders and i love chipotle so this is a perfect combo!
I need these in my mouth, like yesterday. They sound sooo good!
Super yummy!
Sliders are the best way to Burger. Yes, I'm using burger as a verb in this instance. It's a thing, like learning how to Dougie…
And I'm high fiving you for adding an onion ring to the top of these. Yum!
Your sliders look amazing. I'm going to have to steal, ummm I mean try, your chipotle sauce. I agree with you 100% on the 80/20 for a burger. Lean beef just won't cut it. Thanks for sharing.
These look delicious and I'm so happy to see the packaging of the slider buns. I was always curious where to find them.
These look so delish!
I love anything with chipotle!! These look fantastic!! I think I want to make them this weekend.
i love all things with chipotle…holy yum!
ma davvero squisiti! mamma mia che buoni!
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Heck yes!! I love these little guys!!
Great sliders. I love anything involving chipotle so these babies are just screaming my name. They've been bookmarked, pinned, and tweeted. Ain't technology grand?
Ohhhh girl…the onion ring on top with the lemony garlic chipotle aioli makes your sliders have a magnetic pull. They look tasty and the grilled meat looks fabulous too!
These look yummy! I just used chipotle peppers the other day for a different recipe and need to use the rest! I will have to make these.
Hello spicy mama! These look great!
Chipotle. Sliders. Oh yes! What a fabulous recipe! A definite must try!
SO. IN. LOVE.
Oh my gosh, these look so good!!