Ham and Cheese Sliders

Ham and Cheese Slid­ers tick off all the fla­vor box­es for fall gath­er­ings and tail­gat­ing extrav­a­gan­zas — Smoky, salty, sweet & savory, soft & crunchy, caramelized and scrump­tious! Oy! That’s a deli­cious mouth­ful; and just in time for every­thing autumn. 

Are you ready for some foot­ball!!?? …and tail-gat­ing …and fall? They’re here, my friend. You can’t ignore them. The Huskers play their first game, today, and there is exces­sive cel­e­bra­tion hap­pen­ing here. lol Yes, one of my favorite peo­ple is a huge fan. So, foot­ball is hap­pen­ing! How about at your house?

Ham and Cheese Slid­ers are the answer to small bites, that are still hearty. They’re a great idea for foot­ball Sat­ur­day, for bon­fires and even, just for din­ner. I’m using left­over ham to put these togeth­er and it’s a per­fect repur­pos­ing that cre­ates a brand new meal.

You MUST give these a try. Your fam­i­ly will think you’re a gourmet genius! How can you go wrong with sweet rolls, melty cheese and smoky ham? Come on, let’s do this. I’ll tell you all my fla­vor secrets!

What You Need to Make Ham and Cheese Sliders

• 3/4 — 1 lb left­over ham, sliced as thin as you can do it (or deli ham)
• 12 Amer­i­can cheese slices, cut into quarters
• 2 (12 ct pkgs) din­ner rolls (those yum­my sweet ones are superb!)
• ½ cup but­ter, melted 
• ⅓ cup brown sugar 
• 2 tea­spoons Worces­ter­shire sauce
• 1 Table­spoon pop­py seeds 
• 1/4 cup bar­be­cue sauce
• 1/4 cup + 2 Table­spoons stone ground mustard

How to Assemble Ham and Cheese Sliders

The bar­be­cue sauce and stone ground mus­tard are your secret weapons! It may seem like an odd com­bi­na­tion, but trust me. It’s the right thing to do!

Build the slid­ers by, first, split­ting your rolls. Spread a small amount of bar­be­cue sauce on one half and then stone ground mus­tard on the oth­er. Add a few slices of ham and half a slice of Amer­i­can cheese. Close the Ham and Cheese Slid­er and set it in a 9x13 pan. (I LOVE these T‑Fal ones!)

Snug­gle them up, close togeth­er. You’re going to get all 24 of them in that one pan. Once the pan is loaded, it’s time to make your glaze.

Making the Glaze for Ham & Cheese Sliders

In a small saucepan, mix the brown sug­ar, melt­ed but­ter, Worces­ter­shire sauce, 2 Table­spoons of stone ground mus­tard and pop­py seeds. Bring the mix­ture to a full, rolling boil.

Remove the sauce from the heat and driz­zle the whole pan of sauce over the tops of those soft, gor­geous rolls. It’s going to go against every­thing you believe in. But, I promise you, it’s gonna be ok. Just DOOO it!

Once they’re driz­zled, your out­ra­geous­ly but­tery, sweet and savory Ham and Cheese Slid­ers are ready for the oven.

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I plan to share quite a few recipes for fall and tail-gat­ing over the next few weeks. Be sure you click on the Left­overs Cheat-Sheet in the side­bar, so you can sub­scribe to the blog and nev­er miss a sin­gle deli­cious recipe!

And, if you need some more slid­er inspi­ra­tion in the mean­time, these Break­fast Slid­ers, on Del­ish, look a lit­tle bit amaz­ing. Let me know if you try them.

Friend, I hope you and your fam­i­ly enjoy Ham and Cheese Slid­ers as much as we do! Have a great foot­ball Saturday! 

Stop by, again, soon! I’m so glad we had a chance to visit!

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