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Delicious Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders
& Strawberry Lemonade Recipes
This will be our first full Summer in East Tennessee and we are looking forward to spending time with new friends celebrating all that Summer has to offer. We love to entertain and grilling is our favorite way to serve up delicious food for any size crowd. I am always looking for tasty recipes to serve my family and friends and these Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders are great for any size gathering. To quench everyone’s thirst during hot Summer days, I like to serve sweet Strawberry Lemonade. Get these favorite recipes below and make them at your next gathering with friends and family this Summer.
Recently on a trip to my local Kroger store to stock up on everything I needed to make my delicious Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders and Strawberry Lemonade, I found a Rubbermaid Party Platter and Pitcher in fun, bright colors perfect for my summer entertaining. They are available in Calypso Coral or Lagoon Blue, I couldn’t decide on my favorite color so I bought the platter in Lagoon Blue and the pitcher in Calypso Coral. These great Rubbermaid products are also available at any Kroger banner store location. Make sure to pick up some to brighten your summer gatherings and click here to save now on your Rubbermaid Summer products.
Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
5 oz crumbled blue cheese
1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
12 sweet Hawaiian rolls
Toppings – Lettuce, Red Onion, Tomato
Condiments – Mayo, Mustard, Ketchup
Directions
In a large bowl combine the ground beef and ground pork.
Once the ground beef and pork are combined, add the crumbled blue cheese and bacon.
Mix the blue cheese and bacon into the beef/pork mixture.
Shape into 12 – 2 inch patties
Place on pre-heated grill and cook for 8-10 minutes a side.
Place on Hawaiian sweet rolls and serve.
Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
2 pints fresh strawberries
10 cups very cold water
2 cups sugar
4 -5 large lemons
Directions
Remove stems and chop strawberries
Mix the water and sugar in the pitcher until all the sugar is dissolved.
Squeeze the juice from two lemons and add to the water/sugar mixture.
Slice the remaining lemons into thin slices.
Add the lemon slices and chopped strawberries to the pitcher.
Mix well to combine the flavors and break down the strawberries.
Serve over ice and enjoy!
My favorite features of the Rubbermaid Party Platter are the small leak-proof container with a lid for dips and the large divided base, which allows me to serve all my favorite burger toppings in one dish. The platter also comes with an outer lid that seals so I can easily take it with me for events away from home. The Rubbermaid Pitcher has a three position lid so I can pour freely, pour drinks with ice or keep it closed when not in use. The large handle makes it easy to handle and I don’t have to worry about spilling it while serving. If you want to take this delicious Strawberry Lemonade with you on the go, make sure to pick up a Rubbermaid Refill Reuse 20oz bottle. This bottle has a leak proof lid seal, finger loop for carrying and fits in standard cup holders. It is also available in the bright summer colors.
Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders & Strawberry Lemonade
These Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders are perfect all year round but grill up nicely. Pair them with a pitcher of Strawberry Lemonade for a refreshing drink.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 5 oz crumbled blue cheese
- 1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 12 sweet Hawaiian rolls
- Toppings - Lettuce, Red Onion, Tomato
- Condiments - Mayo, Mustard, Ketchup
- For the Strawberry Lemonade
- 2 pints fresh strawberries
- 10 cups very cold water
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 -5 large lemons
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the ground beef and ground pork.
- Once the ground beef and pork are combined, add the crumbled blue cheese and bacon.
- Mix the blue cheese and bacon into the beef/pork mixture.
- Shape into 12 - 2 inch patties
- Place on pre-heated grill and cook for 8-10 minutes per side.
- Place on Hawaiian sweet rolls and serve.
For the Strawberry Lemonade
- Remove stems and chop strawberries
- Mix the water and sugar in the pitcher until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Squeeze the juice from two lemons and add to the water/sugar mixture.
- Slice the remaining lemons into thin slices.
- Add the lemon slices and chopped strawberries to the pitcher.
- Mix well to combine the flavors and break down the strawberries.
- Serve over ice and enjoy!
Do you want to make your Summer entertaining easier than this is the place to find more great Rubbermaid content.
I love bacon and I love blue cheese so I just can’t figure out why I have never brought them together. Thanks to this awesome recipe I can make sure that changes soon! Thanks so much for sharing…
Both of your recipes are great! I would love to make both of these recipes on the weekends. Thank you for sharing.
I’m sure this is perfect for picnics and parties especially when you’re spending it outdoors. I love that strawberry lemonade recipe, it’s the perfect drink to keep you cool this summer!
My husband would love both of these recipes. I think I may have to do these for his birthday dinner.
Now THIS is a combo that I would love to have any day! It looks so good and easy to make too! I’ll definitely be trying this out for tomorrow 😉
These would go like hot cakes at my house! Love the slider idea because they are just the right amount for little hands!
What a great recipes – My family would love these and my hubby could help make them and we’d enjoy them even more – thank you!!
This is perfect meal for the summer!! Looks so good, I will try this recipe on the weekend!
Yum! I don’t know what it is about sliders or mini foods in general, but they just taste so much better than the bigger version. Adding these recipes to my next cookout menu. The Strawberry Lemonade will be so refreshing on a hot summer day!
My husband would adore the bleu cheese sliders. So many burgers, so little time. Happy summer.
Oh, this looks yummy! Also, the perfect summer pairing for a family and friends cookout gathering. Everything looks so colorful.
These look great! It’s simple and fun and that is my kind of deal. Now I have never been to a Korger before. They aren’t around me but I see people talk about them all the time! =)
I am totally in love with the container too. I am such a weirdo. I love all kinds of household items… like containers! HAHA I am gonna have to save this recipe for later for sure! Who doesn’t love sliders?
Great recipe. I love gourmet burgers like this. Adding additional ingredients like blue cheese and bacon makes a burger memorable! Yummy!! I also like adding avocado So good!! I need some of this new rubbermaid in my house! Love those containers
I love sliders!! These sound amazing–I’m a huge fan of Blue Cheese. Don’t you love those Rubbermaid pitchers? I have SO many–always handy to have on hand in the summer. The colors are fab this year! Thanks for the great recipe! 🙂
I love the pitcher so much and I love Blue Cheese – It makes everything better!
Nice! These look nice! I think the blue cheese crumbles will help give the burger a nice salty taste. Also, the Strawberry Lemonade is a great addition to the dinner. After the salty its good to wash it down with something sweet.
That looks like a meal from heaven. I bet the hamburgers would be even better if they were made up with seasoning etc and put in the freezer for later so the spices and seasoning can really soak into the meat. I will have to try that since I am a freezer meal mom all the way.
That is a great idea-I never thought of freezing them and having them ready. Thanks for the idea/tip.
Oh man, those not only look amazing but they SOUND amazing! I’m a sucker for Blu cheese so anything that calls for it in the recipe is a winner in my book. Plus this combination really sounds like a nice Summer meal that can be eaten outside on a nice day. Can’t wait to give it a try!
Both of these recipes look great, but I could definitely use some of that lemonade right now! #client
That all sounds delicious! I love summer food!