Cheesy Portabella Sliders Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, pesto and egg; mix lightly. Shape into 12 meatballs; place on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until browned and a thermometer reads 160°, about 35 minutes. Toss meatballs with sauce; set aside., Meanwhile, without separating rolls, cut horizontally in half; arrange bottom halves in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place half of cheese slices over roll bottoms; sprinkle with oregano. Add meatballs and sauce. Top with remaining cheese slices and bun tops., Combine butter, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes; brush over buns. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with Parmesan and shredded mozzarella., Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with basil before serving.

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil. Line rack from broiler pan with foil, pressing foil against rack. Cut slits in foil to match slits in rack; place rack on broiler pan.
• In gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix balsamic vinegar, oil, thyme, basil and garlic-pepper blend. Remove and discard stems from mushroom caps. Add mushroom caps to bag. Seal bag; turn to coat. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes to marinate, turning bag occasionally.
• Place mushroom caps stem sides up on broiler rack in broiler pan; discard any remaining marinade. Broil with tops of mushrooms about 6 inches from heat 6 to 9 minutes, turning once, until tender.
• Place arugula on slider bun bottoms. Top with mushrooms, tomato slices and avocado. Top with bun tops. Secure each with toothpick if necessary.

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all slaw ingredients; set aside.
• In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms in oil 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they begin to brown. Add onion; cook 2 to 3 minutes longer. Stir in grill seasoning and sweet-and-sour sauce; cook 1 minute or until hot.
• To serve, spoon mushroom mixture into buns; top with spicy cabbage slaw and green onions.

Steps:

• Roast the poblanos over an open flame or under the broiler, turning as necessary, until charred all over, about 8 minutes. Place in a medium bowl and cover with a plate to steam and loosen the skin, about 5 minutes. When cooled, peel off the blackened outer skin, remove the seeds and stems and discard. Slice the poblanos into thin strips. Set aside.
• Set an oven rack as close as possible to the broiler. Heat the broiler to high.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until slightly softened and fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the poblanos and cook until everything is very soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the crema and Oaxaca cheese and cook until the cheese is just melted. Reduce the heat to low, season with 1 teaspoon salt and keep warm.
• Combine the melted butter, chipotle powder and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Split the slider buns, put on a baking sheet cut-side up and brush evenly with the butter mixture. Broil until golden around the edges, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter.
• Place the beef patties on the baking sheet and season generously with salt and pepper. Broil to desired doneness, about 4 minutes for medium.
• Put a patty on each bottom bun. Spoon some of the poblano sauce over each and top with a tomato slice and cilantro leaves. Close the sliders with the top buns.