Sloppy Joe Sliders
Sloppy Joe sliders are loaded with flavor and the ultimate easy dinner or party food! Juicy ground beef, melted cheese, and soft Hawaiian rolls baked to perfection in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 12
Calories: 322kcal
Ingredients
- 12 Hawaiian slider buns still connected
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- ¼ sweet onion diced
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 can (10 oz) sloppy joe sauce
- 6 slices Colby-Jack cheese (12 slices if covering top of sloppy joe sauce too)
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds or poppy seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and spray an 9x13 casserole dish lightly with nonstick spray.
- Slice the slider buns in half (keep them connected). Place bottom buns, cut side up in your casserole dish. Lightly brush with extra melted butter.
- Bake bottom slider buns for 5 minutes, until they are light golden brown. Set aside.
- In a heavy-bottom non-stick skillet, combine the ground beef with the onion and garlic. Brown the beef on medium-high heat by breaking it up and flipping as it browns. Once cooked, drain any excess grease and stir in the sloppy joe sauce.
- Layer your ingredients over the bottom buns, starting with the slices of Colby-Jack cheese. Add ground beef with sloppy joe sauce and another layer of cheese, if desired, and finally place the bun tops on last.
- Brush the tops of the buns with melted butter using a small bowl and pastry brush.
- Bake in your preheated oven, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or the tops are toasted, cheese is melted and the sliders are heated throughout. Brush bun tops with remaining butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds after baking.
- Slice the sliders and serve!
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Notes
- Toast inside of buns lightly before filling: Reduces chance of bun from becoming soggy. Brush on a little butter before toasting too for even better results.
- Add a top cheese layer: Prevents buns from becoming soggy on top.
- Don’t overfill: Keeps sliders intact and easy to eat.
- Drain meat well: Prevents greasy and soggy sliders.
- Don't add too much sauce: Avoids soggy sliders.
- Cover with foil if needed: If tops become too dark it prevents over-browning.
- Slice with a sharp serrated knife: Keeps layers intact.
Nutrition
Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 227IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 146mg | Iron: 2mg