Hawaiian Style Ham & Cheese Sliders

Hi everyone! Do you have a lot of leftover ham from Christmas? We do. That's why Craft-O-Maniac's post today Top 10 Tasty Ham Recipes was a welcome sight. One of the recipes in her roundup was for ham and cheese sliders. I've seen these all over the internet for the last couple years and forgot that I even pinned a recipe for these over a year ago from The Girl Who Ate Everything. Thank you Craft-O-Maniac for inspiring me just when I needed to use up all this ham!

I ended up making a Hawaiian style version of these sliders using King's Hawaiian dinner rolls since that's what I had on hand, sweet chili sauce, pepper jack cheese, teriyaki sauce, and sesame seeds. That combo of salty, sweet, and a little spicy made for such a tasty lunch! This recipe is a keeper. My guys are gonna love these!

These mini sandwiches are so easy to make. They would be great to have out on a big platter while watching a football game or while hanging out watching movies with the fam.

Don't you want to make some right now???

Hawaiian Style Ham & Cheese Sliders

Inspired by The Girl Who Ate Everything

Makes 12 sliders

Printable version

Ingredients:

12 King's Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls or other sweet dinner roll

12 slices of good quality, thick sliced ham

12 small slices of pepper jack or Monterey jack cheese (I had shredded pepper jack in the fridge and just used a little pile on each slider)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup sweet chili sauce (I used Mae Ploy brand)

Sauce:

1/3 cup butter, melted

2 T. teriyaki sauce (I used Yoshida's brand)

1 T. toasted sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Slice buns in half. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on top and bottom of each bun. On bottom layer, spread a thin layer of the sweet chili sauce on top of the mayonnaise. Add a slice of ham and then a slice of cheese to the bottom layer, then add the top bun on each sandwich. Place sandwiches close together in a foil-lined 13x9 rectangular pan, making sure the sliders are all touching. 

In a separate bowl, melt butter if you haven't already done so. Add teriyaki sauce and sesame seeds to the butter and whisk until combined. Generously brush sauce onto the tops of the sandwiches making sure to coat them all thoroughly.

Cover the top with foil and bake for about 15 minutes until cheese is thoroughly melted. Remove foil and bake for another 2-5 minutes until tops are brown and slightly crispy. Serve warm. 

Note: the tops can be a little sticky gooey with the teriyaki butter sauce but that just adds to the fun of eating these tasty little sammies. Line your pan with foil and clean up is super easy!

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