Loaded with melty cheese and tender roast beef, these roast beef sliders are the ultimate easy party food. They’re perfect for game day, holidays, or a simple family dinner!
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Easy Roast Beef Sliders
When planning party appetizers, I love to include a variety of crowd-pleasing slider recipes! These roast beef sliders are the perfect addition to any gathering next to a platter of ham and cheese sliders, cheeseburger sliders, or pulled pork sliders.
They’re easy to make, perfectly portable, and always a hit! Soft Hawaiian rolls are stuffed with sliced roast beef and gooey cheese, then brushed with a seasoned butter sauce and baked until warm and golden. They’re equally as good for potlucks as they are for easy weeknight meals!
Why I Love This Recipe
- Fun yet easy. The mini size of roast beef slider sandwiches are always fun to eat!
- Great leftovers. They reheat nicely the next day, so you can pack them up for lunch.
Ingredients Notes
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Hawaiian dinner rolls: I like these because they’re not only tasty (with a hint of sweetness) but they come connected, so they’re easy to work with.
- Mayonnaise: For spreading on the bottom.
- Roast beef slices: Freshly sliced deli roast beef is what I prefer over any packaged roast beef. I like to ask for 6 slices of thick roast beef.
- Provolone: Again, fresh slices of cheese from the deli counter are the way to go.
- For the butter sauce: Butter, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, sesame seeds.
- Consomme: Similar to au jus for dipping!
How to Make Roast Beef Sliders
Use a serrated knife to slice the sheet of Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally. Lay the bottom half down in a buttered 9×13 baking dish. Spread with mayo and layer with roast beef.
Add the sliced cheese on top and place the top sheet of rolls overtop the filling. Whisk the melted butter, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, and sesame seeds, and pour it over the tops of the rolls. Let it soak in for about 10 minutes.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes, and then uncover to cook for another 2 minutes until the top buns turn golden brown. Serve with warm consommé for dipping!
Recipe Tips
- Hawaiian rolls are recommended, but any slider buns will work.
- If you have leftover homemade roast beef or steak, go ahead and use it.
- The butter sauce not only adds extra flavor, but also helps to brown the tops.
- To make ahead of time, assemble the sliders, cover with foil, and keep in the fridge overnight. Pour over sauce and bake just before serving.
- They are technically “pull-apart” rolls, but to keep things nice and neat, and avoid filling falling out, you may want to cut them apart.
More sandwich recipes to try include grilled Caprese sandwich, easy Philly cheesesteak recipe and this meatball sub.
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Roast Beef Sliders
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Ingredients
- 12 Hawaiian dinner rolls
- 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise , or horse radish
- 12 slices deli-style roast beef , or 6 slices of thicker roast beef
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- 4-6 Tablespoons butter , melted
- ½ Tablespoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2-1 teaspoon onion powder , or minced onions
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 10 ounces beef consomme (one can)
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat oven to 350°F and butter a 9×13" baking dish. Slice 12 Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally using a large bread knife. Make sure to keep the rolls connected to each other while cutting. Once sliced, remove the top section and place on a cutting board.
- Assemble. Add bottom section to your baking dish. Spread 3 Tablespoons mayo onto the insides of both the bottom and top sections. Then place 12 slices of roast beef and 6 slices provolone cheese on each roll in the bottom section. Add top roll section back to baking dish and evenly match up.
- Butter sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together 4-6 Tablespoons melted butter, 1/2 Tablespoon mustard, 1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon onion powder and 1 teaspoon sesame seeds. The more butter the gooier they will be. Pour evenly over all of the rolls. Let sit about 10 minutes for sauce to soak in.
- Cover sliders with foil and bake for 10-15 minutes. Uncover and cook an additional 2 minutes to brown the top of the rolls. Best served while warm.
- Warm Consomme in microwave or stovetop. Serve with sandwiches for dipping.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
Flavor Variations
- For a bit of a kick, you can combine the mayo with some horseradish before you spread it on the bottom.
- This beef slider recipe can be made with any deli meat including turkey, chicken, ham.
- Swap the provolone for Swiss cheese or mozzarella instead.
- Add caramelized onions on top of the roast beef.
- You can use poppy seeds in your butter mixture instead of sesame seeds.
Recipe FAQs
These beef sliders can be kept in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days. They’re just as good cold, but if you want to warm them up, give them a quick zap in the microwave.
Yes! To freeze them, let them cool completely. You’ll want to cut them into individual roast beef sandwiches and wrap them all in foil. Transfer them to a freezer bag and keep them frozen for up to 1 month. Thaw them before reheating.
You can heat them directly in the foil in the oven or the grill for 5 minutes. Or, unwrap them and microwave them.
