Looking for the ultimate comfort food for game day? Sliders are super easy to make and create a pretty presentation. With two types of cheese, these Roast Beef Sliders will be sure to please, especially serving alongside another roast beef favorite, this reuben dip!
These sliders are perfect as an appetizer recipe, or to even serve as a main dish for dinner or for lunch. It’s a sandwich recipe that serves all kinds of purposes!
I love hosting friends and family, whether it’s for a game night or to just hang out. Finger foods make things easy, and let everyone try lots of different foods. If you’re going to make these, you can also easily pop in a pan of cheeseburger sliders or these buffalo chicken sliders, since they cook at the same temp and time, or even other slider favorites like these sloppy joe sliders or Italian sliders.
To round things out, set out munchies like a veggie tray with jalapeño ranch dip or hummus, and some of this honey lime fruit salad will cool things off.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- One dish meal: The sandwiches are assembled right in the baking dish!
- Make-ahead recipe: It’s easy to freeze these so you can have them stashed away for busy nights.
- Switch it out: Once you master this technique, you’ll want to customize it with your favorite ingredients, like how I make these corned beef sliders too!
Ingredients Needed
I’ve highlighted a couple of ingredients below with some relevant notes. Aside from this, the ingredients needed are pretty basic.
- Roast beef – pick up thinly sliced or even shaved roast beef. This will help you create an even layer over the bread.
- Cheese – muenster and provolone pair so nicely with beef, but you can swap out to Swiss or other favorites.
- Hawaiian sweet rolls – you can also use original buns.
- Butter – this is key for browning the tops as well as making your poppy seeds stick.
- Seasonings – adding brown sugar, dijon, and Worcestershire to mayo adds a great creamy layer to these sandwiches.
Substitutions
Sometimes substitutions are necessary because of ingredients that are unavailable or needed for dietary restrictions. Here are some suggestions that can help:
- Bread – you can use homemade rolls if you are up for it – but it’s best if you bake a type of dinner rolls that are “joined” together during baking. It’s easiest to assemble these if you have a “slab” of bread rather than individual rolls.
- Meat – use turkey or chicken here, or ham. Any meat will work as long as it is thinly sliced!
Equipment
I recommend using a baking dish that is 9×6 inches, or whatever size your rolls fit in. A 9×13 is a common kitchen size, so you can easily double this recipe. Make it work for you and it isn’t a deal breaker if the pan is larger than the rolls, but they hold together better when tightly packed.
How to Make Roast Beef Sliders
Make and bake these now to enjoy! If you are looking to make these ahead of time, you can freeze them after they are fully cooked.
*Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full ingredients list & instructions!*
Preheat the oven and grease your baking dish before proceeding.
STEP 1. Prep the bread. Slice the entire package of rolls in half horizontally, then place the bottom piece in the baking dish (Image 1).
Tip: Use a bread or serrated knife and a gentle sawing motion. Take your time to try and be nice and even here and don’t break the rolls apart!
STEP 2. Make the mayo. Add garlic to mayo and combine (Images 2 & 3).
STEP 3. Spread. Spread mayo over the buns (Image 4).
STEP 4. Layer it up! Add muenster, roast beef, and provolone in even layers over the buns (Images 5-7).
STEP 5. Assemble. Place the top buns carefully over the layers (Image 8).
STEP 6. Brush and bake. Whisk our seasoning and flavors into melted butter and brush over the tops of the rolls. Add poppy seeds (or sesame seeds) and bake!
Recipe Pro Tips
- Allow to fully cool. If you are making these ahead of time, let cool to room temperature after baking before wrapping for the freezer.
- Serve hot. These taste best when the cheese is nice and oozy, but they still taste great at room temp.
Recipe FAQs
The leftover butter is great for dipping and brushing over the buns after baking! I wouldn’t recommend pouring the entire thing over the buns before baking because the bread will soak it up and make a mushy mess.
You can absolutely use homemade rolls. Just note that they won’t be connected the same way store-bought rolls are, which will make assembly a bit more complicated.
If you don’t have a 9×6-inch baking pan, you could use a cookie sheet to make these delicious roast beef sliders. Just note that the cheese and butter will run and likely make a bit of a mess. You can also use a 9×13 which is much more common, you’ll have a bit of a gap around the bread but that’s ok!
What to Serve with Beef and Cheese Sliders
I always love chips and guac with sandwiches! Fresh salsa is another amazing dip to add. And of course, rounding the meal out with fruit salad and crudités makes these appetizers into a main course.
Storage
- Refrigerator. Allow the sliders to cool to room temperature before sealing them in an airtight container and storing them in the fridge. You can keep them there for up to 4 days.
- Freezer. Once the sliders have cooled completely, seal them in an airtight, freezer-safe container and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Allow the sliders to thaw in the fridge before reheating.
- To reheat. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, arrange the sliders in a baking pan, and bake for 5-10 minutes or until heated through. Alternatively, pop a slider or two in the microwave and microwave for 30 seconds or until heated through.
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Recipe
Roast Beef Sliders
Equipment
- 9×6-inch baking dish
- Basting brush
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ tablespoon minced garlic
- 12 Hawaiian sweet rolls
- 6 slices muenster cheese
- ½ pound thin-cut deli roast beef
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and grease a 9×6-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Make the spread. Whisk together the mayonnaise and minced garlic.
- Assemble the sliders. Split the tops from the bottoms of the Hawaiian rolls, keeping the individual rolls connected if possible. Arrange the bottom halves in a baking dish, crust-side down. Spread the mayo mixture over the rolls. Arrange a layer of muenster, then roast beef, then provolone evenly over the rolls. Close the sliders with the top halves of the rolls.
- Butter ‘em up. Whisk together the melted butter, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire, and onion powder and brush the mixture evenly over the tops of the sliders. Sprinkle the sliders with poppy seeds.
- Bake. Cover the baking pan with aluminum foil and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and bake uncovered for 5 additional minutes, or until the cheese is nice and melted and the sliders are warm throughout.
- Serve. Slice the sliders and serve as party appetizers or a delicious snack.
Notes
- I recommend a 9×6-inch baking pan – a 9×13 will work, and is more common in kitchens, but you want to try and have a pan about the same size as your “slab” of buns.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Alice Petty says
I am a limited cook! It must be easy.
I made the roast beef sliders! So yummy! Made them for my dominos group! They were loved by all!
Thank you for such an easy, crowd pleasing recipe! I will be making this again soon!
Thank you! Will be looking for more of these recipes!
B says
Very good and easy. I used Munster and Swiss cheese. The mayo and garlic is a must, incredible. We added sauerkraut as well…just a personal preference. And chia seed instead of poppy. They will be a staple for game day. Thanks!
Jessica says
Wow!! Love what you did with these roast beef sliders, thank you for sharing!