Tot Sliders

Ingredients

• 32 frozens potato rounds , such as Ore-Ida® Crispy Crowns®
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 ounces ground beef , 85% lean
• 0.25 pinches kosher salt
• 0.25 teaspoons black pepper
• 4 slices American cheese
• 1 tablespoon ketchup , or to taste
• 1 tablespoon mustard , or to taste
• 16 pickleds gherkins , drained
• 16 toothpicks

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

2. 2

   Toss tots with oil on a 10x15-inch baking pan, then spread into a single layer.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven, turning once halfway through, until browned and crisp, 15 to 18 minutes.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, put ground beef on a sheet of waxed paper. Top with another sheet and press beef into a 4x6-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper, then cut into sixteen 1x1 1/2-inch rectangles.

5. 5

   Break each cheese slice into quarters; fold quarters over to make 16 pieces of double-layered cheese.

6. 6

   Cook beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Turn burgers over, top with cheese; cook, covered, until beef is no longer pink in centers and cheese has melted, about 3 minutes.

7. 7

   Top 1 tot with a cheeseburger, ketchup, mustard, pickle, and another tot; spear stack with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining ingredients.