Soft Pretzel Burger Sliders

Have you seen the advertisements for the pretzel burger at Wendy's?  Have you had one?  Um, it's good. Really good. We have a Wendy's within walking distance of our house and I tried one when they first came out.  Then I had another one about a week later.  Yummy.  But expensive. They're almost five bucks. And that doesn't include the necessary fries to go alongside.  So when I saw these pretzel buns on the clearance rack at the grocery store the other day, I snatched them up with the quickness and knew exactly what I was going to do with them. Make my own dang pretzel burgers, thankyouverymuch.

So the star of the show here is obviously the soft pretzel bun. The ones I found were from the store's bakery, but I'm sure they're not too terribly hard to find.

I mixed up my ground beef with some McCormick's Steak Seasoning, garlic powder, and Worcestershire sauce and The Dad grilled 'em up with some cheddar cheese.  I smeared honey mustard dressing all over the buns, then layered on lettuce, red onion, tomatoes from the garden, and bacon.  Which, by the way, I cooked in the microwave for the first time ever.  I was prepared to tell you never to do it, but it turned out really good.  With no mess.  In fact, it turned out so well, I'd almost be tempted to cook it like that all the time.  Who knew.

I made the plank potatoes again to go alongside.  I know, I'm a horrible person for constantly making them and still not sharing the recipe.  Soon, I promise.

Here's dinner on my plate:

So delicious.

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