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Air fried beyond burgers : vegan stuffed Big Mac sliders

These air fried beyond burgers are perfect when you want to keep things plant-based but are craving a burger...more specifically a Big Mac. This recipe consists of air fried beyond burgers, seasoned to perfection and stuffed with gooey, melty vegan cheese...topped with pickles, shredded lettuce, and a white bean Big Mac sauce...served on slider-sized buns, making these the perfect finger food to serve at your next party...or any day of the week!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • air fryer
  • pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

For beyond meat burgers

  • 1 lb Beyond Meat Ground Beef, defrosted
  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped small
  • 1/4 cup white onion, diced small
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 4 slices vegan American sliced cheese I used Violife's American Sandwich slices

For white bean Big Mac sauce

  • 1/2 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained can substitute any white bean or chickpeas
  • 1 1/2 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard can substitute any mustard
  • 1 tbsp pickle juice
  • 1/2 tbsp sweet relish
  • 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/8 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp white sugar
  • 2 tbsp water

Toppings

  • 8 slider-sized buns
  • 1/4 cup lettuce, shredded
  • 2 mini dill pickles, sliced

Instructions
 

Prepare your Beyond Meat burgers

  • Preheat air fryer to 375 degrees F
  • Cut each slice of vegan American cheese slices into fourths. Set aside
    You will have 16 cut cheese squares, two per slider
  • In a mixing bowl, combine everything listed under "beyond meat burgers", except for the vegan cheese. Don't use the vegan cheese yet!
    ingredients for air fried beyond burgers in bowl
  • Mix with fork until evenly combined
    mixed ingredients for air fryer beyond burger big mac slider
  • Divide the mix into 8 portions
  • Take 1/2 of a portion and form a slider-sized burger patty. Place two small slices of the cut vegan American cheese on top of the patty. Take the other half of the portion and place it on top of the cheese. Using your hands, form the slider around the cheese until it makes a nicely shaped, stuffed slider.
    beyond burgers topped stuffed with cheese
  • Repeat process for the other 7 sliders
  • Once burgers have been formed, it's time to air fry them

Air Fry your Beyond Meat Burgers

  • Once the air fryer has been preheating for at least 5 minutes, spray the bottom of the air fryer basket with non-stick oil or line with parchment paper for easy clean up.
  • Place beyond burgers in air fryer basket in a single layer (do not overlap). If you have a small air fryer you may need to air fry your beyond burgers in batches.
    beyond burger sliders in air fryer
  • Air fry beyond burgers at 375 degrees for 5 minutes. At the 5 minute mark, flip your burgers over to allow them to evenly cook.
  • Air fry for another 5 minutes. Burgers will be done when internal temperature has reached 165 degree.
    (if you don't have a thermometer, check the inside of one of the burgers, they should be firm and textures, not soft and squishy. It is normal for burgers to have a slightly pink or red color when finished cooking)
    air fried beyond burgers
  • When beyond burgers have finished cooking, remove from basket
    air fried beyond burgers stuffed with cheese
  • **While burgers are cooking, move ahead and prepare the white bean buffalo spread and toppings

Prepare the white bean Big Mac sauce

  • Place all of the ingredients listed under "white bean Big Mac sauce" in a high speed blender
    ingredients for white bean Big Mac sauce
  • Blend until smooth. Set aside
    blended white bean Big Mac sauce
  • Chop the Lettuce and slice your pickles. Set aside
    sliced pickle and shredded lettuce

Put it all together

  • Once beyond burgers have finished cooking and white bean Big Mac sauce has been made, it's time to put it all together!
  • Spread the white bean Big Mac sauce on each slider-sized bun. Top with stuffed beyond burgers. Top with lettuce and pickles
  • Serve and enjoy!
Keyword air-fried, air-fryer, beyond beef, beyond meat, big mac, finger food, plant-based, sliders, Super bowl, vegan, vegan protein