Barbecue Baconloaf Buns

Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon chopped
• 0.5 cup barbecue sauce plus more for serving
• 1 cup aged cheddar cheese grated
• 12 servings dill pickles sliced for topping
• 2 large eggs beaten
• 2 tablespoons parsley fresh chopped
• 1 pound ground beef sirloin 
• 12 servings kosher salt and pepper freshly ground
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs 
• 12 servings butter salted for the buns
• 12  slider buns split
• 0.5  onion yellow minced

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• slotted spoon
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes.
2. Remove with a slotted spoon; set aside.
3. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings.
4. Add the onion to the skillet; saute until soft, about 8 minutes.
5. Let cool.
6. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
7. Combine the bacon, onion, beef, panko, cheese, eggs, 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce and the parsley in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper and mix with your hands until just combined.
8. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Pat the meat into each muffin cup to just below the top.
9. Spread 1/2 tablespoon barbecue sauce on each.
10. Bake until cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
11. Let cool in the pan.
12. Meanwhile, butter the buns and toast cut-side down in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sandwich the meatloaves on the buns; top with pickles and serve with extra barbecue sauce.
13. Photography by Johnny Miller