Venison Sliders
Venison Sliders are made with ground venison wrapped in thick cut bacon, grilled and slathered in bbq sauce. Served up with cheese on dinner rolls for a quick meal or easy appetizer.
Bacon Cheeseburgers are always a hit and these fun burger sliders are alway a crowd favorite made with venison.
Sliders are perfect for game day gatherings and will make a great weeknight meal served up with Southern Potato Salad and Peach BBQ Baked Beans.
Ingredients Needed
- Ground Venison ~ Substitute lean ground beef if you don’t have venison.
- Steak Rub ~ Or your favorite all purpose seasoning.
- Thick Sliced Bacon
- Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce
- American Cheese Slices ~ Cheddar, Swiss or pepper jack works too.
- Dinner Rolls or slider buns.
- Mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup for serving.
Step By Step Directions
STEP 1 Mix ground venison with steak rub.
Flatten venison mixture to 1/4 inch thickness. We rolled it between two sheets of parchment paper.
We use a biscuit cutter the same size as our buns to cut out the patties.
STEP 2 Wrap each patty in a slice of bacon.
STEP 3 Cook over indirect fire with the grill lid closed about 10 minutes.
STEP 4 Flip the burgers.
Brush with bbq sauce.
Continue to cook with the grill closed another 5 minutes.
Flip the burgers once more and brush again with bbq sauce. Continue to cook until bacon is cooked through.
STEP 6 Top with American cheese.
STEP 7 Remove from grill.
STEP 8 Slice dinner rolls in half and lightly toast if desired.
STEP 9 Place burgers on buns and serve with your favorite condiments.
How to Store and Reheat
Store sliders in a zip top bag in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
To reheat sliders. Place on a baking sheet and cover with foil. Bake at 350° for 10- 15 minutes until heated through.
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If you have ground venison in the freezer, make these Venison Sliders with bacon, bbq sauce and melted cheese for an epic game day appetizer or family friendly meal.
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Venison Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground venison
- 3 tablespoons steak rub
- 16 slices thick cut bacon
- ½ cup sweet and tangy bbq sauce
- 8 slices American cheese
- 16 dinner rolls or slider buns
- mayonnaise mustard, ketchup for serving
Instructions
- Prepare a grill fire to 350° using pecan or hickory for smoke flavor.
- Mix venison with steak rub and flatten to about 1/4 inch thickness. Use a biscuit cutter to shape the patties to about the same size as your dinner rolls.
- Wrap each venison patty with a thick slice of bacon.
- Grill bacon wrapped patties over indirect fire with the grill closed about 10 minutes. Flip the burgers and brush with bbq sauce.
- Continue to cook another 5 minutes, flip the burgers and brush with more bbq sauce. Cook until bacon is cooked through and venison has reached 165° using a ditgital meat thermometer. About 20 minutes total cooking time.
- Top each burger with half of a slice of cheese.
- Remove from grill.
- Cut dinner rolls in half and toast lightly if desired.
- Serve patties on buns with your favorite condiments.
