Cheeseburger sliders are ground beef and cheese sandwiches topped with a sweet and tangy sauce in this yummy baked sandwich recipe!
Cheeseburgers are popular for a reason! My family loves cheeseburger everything - cheeseburger chili, cheeseburger braid, and cheeseburger sliders!
Cheeseburger sliders make a simple weeknight meal that's sure to please. This yummy baked sandwich recipe is a great way to make cheeseburgers for a crowd.
The sliders have all the flavor of a cheeseburger and are topped with a sweet and tangy glaze, and they make a tasty lunch or dinner.
How to make cheeseburger sliders
Cut the rolls in half horizontally. Do not separate individual rolls.
Place the bottom half of 12 of the rolls in one baking dish and the bottom half of the other 12 rolls in the second baking pan. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over bottom half of rolls in one pan. Repeat with 1 cup of cheese in the second pan.
In a large skillet, cook the ground beef until no longer pink. Drain and return to pan.
Add onion, and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until onion has softened. Stir in tomatoes, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
Cook, stirring regularly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Divide the beef mixture between the rolls in the two pans. Sprinkle ¾ cup cheese over rolls in the first pan.
Repeat with remaining ¾ cup cheese in the second pan.
Place the top halves over the rolls in each pan.
To make the glaze, heat butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard in a microwave-safe bowl for 15 seconds. Stir.
Continue heating and stirring until the butter has melted and mixture is combined.
Brush half of the glaze over the tops of the rolls in the first pan. Repeat with the remaining glaze and the remaining half rolls.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake until golden brown and heated through.
Tips
Tips- Dinner rolls: You can use Hawaiian rolls for a sweeter slider.
- Cheese: Feel free to use more or less cheese to taste. Also, you can use any variety of shredded cheese you like.
- Ground beef: Ground turkey also works well in this recipe.
- You may be tempted to skip the glaze. It adds a delicious sweet and tangy flavor. It also helps to give the sandwiches a nice crust as they bake.
Storage
I store the sandwiches, covered, in a resealable container in the fridge. They sandwiches are best eaten in the 2-3 days after they're made.
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Cheeseburger Sliders
Equipment
- 9x13 pan
Ingredients
Sliders
- 24 dinner-sized rolls
- 3 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onion
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes drained
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Glaze
- ½ cup butter
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 2 9x13-inch baking dishes. Set aside.
- Cut the rolls in half horizontally.
- Do not separate individual rolls.
- Place the bottom half of 12 of the rolls in one baking dish and the bottom half of the other 12 rolls in the second baking pan.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over bottom half of rolls in one pan. Repeat with 1 cup of cheese in the second pan.
- Set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook the ground beef until no longer pink.
- Drain and return to pan.
- Add onion, and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until onion has softened.
- Stir in tomatoes, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
- Cook, stirring regularly, for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Divide the beef mixture between the rolls in the two pans.
- Sprinkle ¾ cup cheese over rolls in the first pan.
- Repeat with remaining ¾ cup cheese in the second pan.
- Place the top halves over the rolls in each pan.
- To make the glaze, heat butter, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a microwave-safe bowl for 15 seconds.
- Stir.
- Continue heating and stirring until the butter has melted and mixture is combined.
- Brush half of the glaze over the tops of the rolls in the first pan.
- Repeat with the remaining glaze and the remaining half rolls.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and heated through.
Notes
- Dinner rolls: You can use Hawaiian rolls for a sweeter slider.
- Cheese: Feel free to use more or less cheese to taste. Also, you can use any variety of shredded cheese you like.
- Ground beef: Ground turkey also works well in this recipe.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Adapted from Taste of Home.
Tiffany
This looks so amazing and so simple to make! Going to try and make it this weekend! Thanks for the recipe, Kate!
Kate
Thank you! My family really likes these sliders. Hope you like them, too!