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.
Servings: 16 Sliders
Calories: 587kcal
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.
Notes
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 587kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 1446mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g