By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 9, 2026
Serves 8
327 cal · 255 min
Slow Cooker Beef and Veggie Sliders
Recipe GLPR35ce812a01f578
Tender, flavorful ground beef combined with mixed vegetables, fresh jalapeños, and a savory-sweet sauce made with tomato paste, Worcestershire, and balsamic vinegar. This slow cooker dish develops rich flavors over four hours and is served on soft slider rolls for an easy-to-eat appetizer or snack. The natural sweetness of Swerve balances the tangy vinegar and spice perfectly.
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Ingredients
1 lb lean ground beef
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
1 jalapeño pepper, finely diced
1/3 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup water
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp Swerve brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
8 slider rolls
Directions
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it into small pieces with a spoon or spatula, until it is browned throughout with no pink remaining, approximately 5–7 minutes. Ensure the internal temperature reaches 160°F.
Carefully drain off any excess rendered fat from the skillet, leaving the browned beef in the pan.
Transfer the cooked ground beef to a 1½-quart slow cooker.
Add the frozen mixed vegetables, diced jalapeño, tomato paste, water, Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, Swerve brown sugar, salt, and black pepper to the slow cooker. Stir all ingredients until well combined.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on the low setting for 4 hours, or until the flavors are fully developed and the mixture has thickened slightly.
Taste the mixture and adjust seasonings as needed.
Serve the beef and vegetable mixture on the slider rolls, allowing approximately 2 tablespoons of the filling per roll for each slider.
Comments
The ingredient list is straightforward and available at any Charlotte chain—ground beef, mixed vegetables, jalapeño, and pantry staples like Worcestershire and balsamic vinegar pose no special trips. Cost per serving lands around $1.50–$2.00 for the filling plus rolls, which is reasonable for a crowd-pleasing weeknight meal. The stated 255 minutes (4 hours and 15 minutes) is honest for a slow cooker and includes minimal hands-on time, making it genuinely family-friendly and set-it-and-forget-it. The main drawback is that sliders don't reheat brilliantly—the rolls soften and the filling can dry out—so this is best eaten the night it's made or portioned immediately into containers.
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