Sweet Potato Avocado Bacon Sliders

As I try to navigate through the no gluten, no dairy, no sugar paleo lifestyle I have to find meals that my husband and son will enjoy as well.
I admit that I'll make theirs with bread or add some cheese for them, but for the most part they'll eat what I make them!

When I came across these sliders on Pinterest I was super excited to try them. My husband is not a big fan of sweet potatoes, but since they're a huge staple in my diet he's learned to deal with it. I, however, LOVE sweet potatoes. Mashed, SP fries, used as buns, chopped into my favorite breakfast hash, etc!

This slider is perfect for a summer BBQ or any night of the week. Since the sliders are small, they cook up really quickly.

This recipe is so easy and tasted great! The only thing I would do differently next time is to make sure I had really thick sweet potatoes so that the "buns" would be bigger.

You Will Need:

• 1 large sweet potato (or enough smaller ones to make enough buns)
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 garlic cloves, grated
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 lb bacon
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 avocado
• 1/2 Tbs lime juice
• 1 Tbs olive oil or fat of choice
• 1/2 head romaine lettuce

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Wash the sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch slices.

Line 2 baking sheets with foil or parchment paper, lightly coat with olive oil and lay out the sweet potato slices. You will need 12 slices.

Lay the bacon out on the other baking sheet.

Bake both for 20-25 minutes. Flip the bacon and sweet potatoes halfway through. While the sweet potatoes and bacon cook prepare the burgers, bell pepper, and onions, and smash the avocado.

In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, garlic, salt, and pepper and form into 6 patties.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add the patties. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side.

Heat olive oil in a separate small skillet over medium heat and cook the bell pepper and onions until soft and slightly charred.

In a medium bowl, smash together the avocado and lime juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Assemble each slider by topping a sweet potato slice with lettuce, a burger patty, bacon, smashed avocado, bell pepper and onions, and another sweet potato slice.