These baked sliders are so simple to make and packed with fajita flavors. These mini Fajita burgers are the perfect quick fix weeknight dinner idea packed with big flavors!
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Baked Sliders
Weeknight dinners can be so tricky when you are juggling all activities for the whole family. Love this super simple dinner idea that the whole family will love and can even customize their own little slider.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick and Easy. This flavorful slider recipe is simple to make and full of great flavor for any night of the week.
- Fajita Fantastic. Combining fajita vegetables with baked sliders is a match made in heaven. Such great flavors in these little burgers.
- Delicious Leftovers. These sliders make great leftovers too!
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What You’ll Need
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make fajita sliders at home. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the post for full instructions.
- Ground Beef– I like to use a lean ground beef 80% lean or higher.
- Fajita Seasoning Mix– Check in the seasoning section of the grocery store. You can substitute taco seasoning mix if needed.
- Cheese Slices– I like to use cheddar cheese for these sliders. Any of your favorite variety works great.
- Onion– White onion works great for the recipe.
- Red Bell Pepper– Thinly slices of red bell pepper is used to top on the sliders.
- Mayonnaise– Mayonnaise is used on the rolls for the sliders.
- Hawaiian Sweet Rolls– I like to use Hawaiian Sweet Rolls for these sliders, but any small roll will work just fine.
- Lettuce– Iceberg or romaine are great for the sliders.
How To Make Baked Sliders
Preheat Oven and Prepare Baking Dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish lightly with non stick cooking spray.
Prepare Ground Beef Mixture. Place ground beef and Fajita Seasoning into a large mixing bowl, stirring to combine. Transfer beef to prepared baking sheet and press down evenly into dish.
Bake. Bake for 30 minutes, or until baked through. Remove and drain grease if necessary.
Add Cheese. Top with cheese slices and return back to oven for a couple minutes to melt cheese. Remove and cut burgers into appropriate squares to fit your slider rolls.
Cook Onions and Peppers. While burgers are baking, heat oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced onions and red bell peppers, stirring until softened. Takes about 10 minutes, stirring often.
Arrange Sliders. Spread mayonnaise onto rolls and layer with a burger, onions and peppers, then lettuce leaf. Close with top roll and use a long toothpick to keep together if desired. Serve warm.
Recipe Tips For Success
Here are a few tips and substitution ideas for the recipe.
- New Seasonings. Try adding different seasonings to your ground beef for variety.
- Chopped Vegetables. Add finely chopped vegetables to your ground beef too.
- Ground Turkey or Chicken. Try this recipe with ground turkey and ground chicken.
- How To Store. Store leftover burgers in an airtight container for 3 days in the refrigerator.
How To Serve
Serve these fajita sliders warm by themselves or with a side salad. A side of french fries are fun too.
Leftovers
Store any leftover sliders in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheating Instructions
For best reheating results, place sliders into the air fryer at 350 degrees F. for 3-4 minutes.
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Baked Fajita Sliders
Equipment
- Oven
- Stove
- mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- mixing spoon
- 9 x 13 inch baking dish
- chef knife
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- Two 1 oz packages Fajita Seasoning Mix
- 5 slices thinly sliced cheese squares
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 1 large red bell pepper cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 12 small rolls split (We used Hawaiian Sweet Rolls)
- 12 small lettuce leaves trimmed to fit burgers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish lightly with non stick cooking spray.
- Place ground beef and Fajita Seasoning into a large mixing bowl, stirring to combine. Transfer beef to prepared baking sheet and press down evenly into dish. Bake for 30 minutes, or until baked through. Remove and drain grease if necessary. Top with cheese slices and return back to oven for a couple minutes to melt cheese. Remove and cut burgers into appropriate squares to fit your slider rolls.
- While burgers are baking, heat oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced onions and red bell peppers, stirring until softened. Takes about 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Spread mayonnaise onto rolls and layer with a burger, onions and peppers, then lettuce leaf. Close with top roll and use a long toothpick to keep together if desired. Serve warm.
Notes
- Try adding different seasonings to your ground beef for variety.
- Add finely chopped vegetables to your ground beef too.
- Try this recipe with ground turkey and ground chicken.
- Store leftover burgers in an airtight container for 3 days in the refrigerator.
Made these for dinner last night and we loved them! Thanks for sharing!
So glad to hear it Kim! Glad you enjoyed them.
Making these tonight… I made these about a month ago for the first time and now my husband asks for them every other night, no joke. His excuse is that they are so easy to make lol.
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Yum!! Such a good idea – these would be perfect for a last minute family get together!!
I like that these baked fajita sliders are quick and easy to make. What’s more is that it’s enough for a whole family.
I love the idea of cooking the burger in the own and THEN cutting them into squares!
What a great idea for making a bunch of sliders at one time! Definitely an easy weeknight dinner! 🙂
What a great idea! That’s the perfect way to get dinner on the table quickly.
What a fun, fast meal idea!
What a great way of cooking several hamburger patties at once!
What an amazingly simple idea! I love beef fajitas, and this is the perfect spin on them. Baking in a 9×13 is much less work than firing up the grill, for sure! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
I think you’ll love this one Jessica, thanks!!
Such a fun burger Jenny! Trying this recipe asap!!
Thank you for the nice and easy recipe.
What a GREAT idea! I am so doing this better than grease splattering everywhere or heating up the grill! Fabulous:)
What a fun recipe!
Fun dinner recipe!
These are the cutest little sliders! I am not really looking forward to the chaos of the school year starting, but these would help!
I agree, it can be so so tricky trying to juggle it all, but these sliders –easy and so good!
What a great idea!! Love that you did this in a baking dish!
I could eat 27 of these bad boys! Love the spin on fajitas!
Why have I never thought to make slider patties in a 9×13 and then just cut them out?! I’d avoid the dreaded “the patty is smaller than the bun” syndrome!
My whole family would love these, especially on Hawaiian Sweet Rolls. Thanks for the easy recipe!
I don’t have kids but the big kids in our house will love this! (READ: me and my husband). Mouth watering!
Even though I don’t have kids to send back to school, I am still totally in love with these sliders. A fajita on a bun? Genius! Pinned!