Itty Bitty Burgers

Name: Itty Bitty Burgers
Ingredients: 1/2 pound lean ground beef; 2 tablespoons mustard spicy, mustard+ extra to spread; 1 pinch salt a generous of; 2 hamburger buns; 2 slices pepper jack cheese cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 handful cherry tomatoes sliced thinly; 1 baby spinach a handful of fresh, or lettuce cut into inch pieces

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 pound lean ground beef
2 tablespoons mustard spicy, mustard+ extra to spread
1 pinch salt a generous of
2 hamburger buns
2 slices pepper jack cheese cut into 1 inch pieces
1 handful cherry tomatoes sliced thinly
1 baby spinach a handful of fresh, or lettuce cut into inch pieces

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2

In a medium bowl add 2 T of mustard and a generous pinch of salt to the ground beef. Using your hands, mix gently until everything is thoroughly combined.
3

Roll meat into very small balls, roughly 1 1/2 inches across and set on a rimmed cookie sheet. (I got 16 out of my batch.) Press each ball down gently to slightly flatten .
4

Bake for 10 minutes, remove and lay a small piece of cheese over each burger. Return to oven for 1-2 more minutes until cheese is melted and burgers are cooked through.
5

While the burgers are cooking, spread mustard on buns (if you like), and cut into 1-inch pieces. Prepare remaining ingredients and have everything ready when the burgers come out of the oven.
6

Assemble burgers on toothpicks by stabbing some bread (mustard side down), then lettuce, then tomato, then a burger, then the other piece of bread (mustard side up). When you put them on a serving dish, press everything down a bit -- that will help them stand up.