Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders are an easy 30 minute weeknight dinner recipe. These tasty sandwiches are a great way to use leftover ham!
Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders are dangerous! You would never guess just how delicious they are.
The baked sandwiches have hot ham and cheese on slightly sweet rolls, and the sandwiches are topped with buttery poppy seed glaze. These sandwiches are also incredibly easy to make, and they’re a great way to use leftover ham.
I usually double the batch when I make them, and they’re a perfect snack for football afternoons or a quick weeknight dinner when they’re paired with a salad.
How to make baked ham and cheese sliders
Step 1: Slice your rolls in half horizontally.
Step 2: In a small saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter.
Step 3: Whisk in the onion, mustard, poppy seeds, and Worcestershire sauce.
Step 4: Brush the butter mixture evenly over both the top (outside) and bottom half of the rolls.
Step 5: Layer the ham and Swiss slices over the bottom half of the rolls.
Step 6: Replace the top half of the rolls, and cover with foil.
Step 7: Bake until cheese is melted.
Step 8: Remove from oven, and serve warm.
Recipe Tips!
- Dinner rolls: I like to use Hawaiian sweet rolls for these sandwiches. You can make your own Hawaiian sweet rolls with this recipe. You can also use regular dinner rolls if you prefer.
- Butter: I use salted butter. If you’re using unsalted butter, add a pinch or two of salt to your butter mixture.
- Mustard: You can use whatever type of mustard you like. I’ve made these sandwiches with everything from regular yellow mustard to Dijon mustard to horseradish mustard.
- Ham: You can use leftover ham or thinner sliced lunchmeat.
- Cheese: You can use another type of cheese if you prefer. I’ve made these sandwiches with white cheddar and sharp cheddar. If you use another type of cheese, be sure that it’s thinly sliced so that it will melt well.
- Melting the butter: You can also melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl. You will want it just melted, not hot and sizzling.
Recipe FAQs
You can! I’ve made these sandwiches with Swiss cheese, white cheddar cheese, and sharp cheddar cheese.
Just be sure that you thinly slice the cheese so that it will melt during the baking time.
I like to serve these sliders with a green salad or fresh veggies and fruit to round out the meal.
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Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders
Ingredients
- 12 dinner rolls
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 9 ounces sliced ham
- 6 ounces sliced Swiss cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- Slice your rolls in half horizontally.
- In a small saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter.
- Whisk in the onion, mustard, poppy seeds, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Brush the butter mixture evenly over both the top (outside) and bottom half of the rolls.
- Layer the ham and Swiss slices over the bottom half of the rolls.
- Replace the top half of the rolls, and cover with foil.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven, and serve warm.
Notes
- Dinner rolls: I like to use Hawaiian sweet rolls for these sandwiches. You can make your own Hawaiian sweet rolls with this recipe. You can also use regular dinner rolls if you prefer.Â
- Butter: I use salted butter. If you’re using unsalted butter, add a pinch or two of salt to your butter mixture.Â
- Mustard: You can use whatever type of mustard you like. I’ve made these sandwiches with everything from regular yellow mustard to Dijon mustard to horseradish mustard.Â
- Ham: You can use leftover ham or thinner sliced lunchmeat.Â
- Cheese: You can use another type of cheese if you prefer. I’ve made these sandwiches with white cheddar and sharp cheddar. If you use another type of cheese, be sure that it’s thinly sliced so that it will melt well.Â
- Melting the butter: You can also melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl. You will want it just melted, not hot and sizzling.Â
- Brown sugar:Â You can add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar for a hint of sweetness in the topping.
- Nutrition values are estimates.Â
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Originally published 10/5/12. Updated with new photos and tips 12/22/20.
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Comments & Reviews
Sarah says
Easy and delicious! Thanks!
Happy Valley Chow says
My mom makes something similar to this and they are sooooo good! Can’t wait to try this :)
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kateheartseating says
Anything that your mom (or grandma) makes is always going to be the best. Hopefully these come close! =)