Dairy Free Beef Sliders with Vegan Cheese
These little burgers pack everything you love about a classic cheeseburger into a two-bite package that's genuinely hard to stop eating. The 80/20 ground beef gets seasoned with Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and onion powder before being pressed into twelve small patties, so every single one is juicy and deeply savory straight off the skillet. The trick to getting that satisfying melt without any dairy is covering the pan for just a minute after adding the vegan cheese slices — it softens beautifully and clings to the patty the way it should. Toasting the slider buns under the broiler adds a golden crunch that holds up against the ketchup, mustard, crisp iceberg lettuce, and fresh tomato layered on top. Skipping dairy at a cookout or casual dinner used to mean settling for a plain patty, but these sliders look and taste like the real deal from top to bottom. They serve four and come together fast enough for a weeknight, but they're also the kind of crowd-pleaser you'd happily set out at a party.
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4 servings
For the patties
- 1 ½ lb ground beef (80/20)
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 6 slices dairy free cheese
For serving
- 12 slider buns
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
- 12 dill pickle chips (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix gently with your hands until just combined — do not overwork the meat. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions (about 2 oz each) and press each into a flat patty roughly 2½ inches wide and ½ inch thick.
- 2
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat until shimmering. Working in batches if needed to avoid crowding, add the patties and cook undisturbed for 3 minutes, until the undersides are deeply browned and release easily from the pan.
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