Day 21 – Countdown to Christmas 2014 Tomato Bacon Marmalade Beefy Bacon Appetizers

So do you remember my sharing with you the most FANTABULOUS marmalade recipe EVER that was totally unexpected flavor-wise? I’m talking about my Smoky Tomato Bacon Marmalade. Well even though fresh tomatoes aren’t in season I still make this.  I am seriously addicted to this stuff!  I’ve used it as a pizza sauce, in pasta, as a condiment, with eggs — seriously this over hashbrowns and scrambled eggs are pure heaven!

Well I wanted to see what I could do with it appetizer-wise.  Since I went the appetizer route it was only befitting that I go with some type of slider only I didn’t want that many carbs thus I went with the crackers however you could most certainly go with slider buns.

What I loved about these is that they cooked up in no time and were seriously SUPER delicious!  Plus dude, seriously.. bacon infused IN THE BURGER!  #baconislove! If you’re having a Christmas party these are a MUST-MAKE!  You can whip up a whole batch of the burgers themselves and then minutes before you’re ready to serve, pop ’em in the oven for a few minutes to melt the cheese and you’re set!  I bet Santa would love ’em cause you know, Santa loves bacon… he told me so!

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Day 21 – Countdown to Christmas 2014 Tomato Bacon Marmalade Beefy Bacon Appetizers

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Ingredients

• Crackers
• White Cheddar Cheese cut into small cubes
• Smoky Tomato Bacon Marmalade
• 1lb ground beef (80/20 ratio)
• 1/2 pound bacon
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Montreal Steak Seasoning
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425F, rack in the middle.
2. Place the bacon in a food processor and pulse until it looks like ground beef.
3. Place the ground bacon in a large mixing bowl with the beef, Worcestershire and Montreal Steak Seasoning.
4. Mix until just combined. You do not want to overmix the meat.
5. Grab about 2 tablespoon of the mixture and form into small patties – pretty much the size of your cracker.
6. Preheat a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat.
7. Drizzle just a trace bit of olive oil in the pan.
8. Place the patties in the pan and do not move for 5-6 minutes.
9. Flip when the bottom has a caramelized brown crust.
10. Cook for another 3-5 minutes (or until desired done-ness).
11. Place your crackers on a parchment lined pan.
12. Top each cracker with a half teaspoon of the marmalade, a burger and a piece of cheese.
13. Bake for 3-5 minutes or until the cheese melts. Alternatively you can broil these to melt the cheese faster.
14. Remove from the oven and top with additional marmalade.
15. Serve immediately.

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