Easy Baked Cheeseburger Sliders

Well it has become one of my goals now to see how many different ways I can come up with Hawaiian Roll sandwiches, ha!! We’ve made several different kinds and every time they are just so easy and delicious that even the kids love them.  I like that they can be a meal or you can put them out as the perfect appetizer for parties or football games.  There is really nothing to this, but that’s what makes it so nice.  If you do have picky kids like I do, you may choose to leave out the onions because mine will spot those and then say they won’t eat them, ugh!  But of course I love the onions.  And feel free to have fun and change things up or add to in this recipe, that’s what makes it fun.

   Easy Baked Cheeseburger Sliders

Ingredients 

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Worsteshire Sauce
  • 1/2 large yellow onion, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 6 slices medium cheddar cheese
  • 6 oz medium cheddar, shredded (or used more sliced cheese)
  • 12 Hawaiian dinner rolls
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted, plus more to grease baking sheet
  • 1 Tbsp sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F. Butter the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Place a large skillet over medium heat with 1/2 Tbsp olive oil. Add diced onion and saute.  Then add 1 lb ground beef and break up with a spatula. Season with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp Worsteshire and 1 tsp garlic powder. Sautee over medium heat, breaking up the beef and cook just until cooked through then remove from heat.
  • Discard excess fat and turn off heat. Stir in 1/4 cup mayo and mix in with beef.
  • Cut buns in half. Place bottom half of dinner rolls on buttered baking sheet and line bread with sliced cheese. Spread ground beef mixture evenly over the sliced cheese. This gets a little messy, but just do your best to spread over the cheese. Cover the ground beef with 6 oz of shredded cheddar.
  • Place the top of buns, cut-side down, over the burgers. Brush tops with 2 Tbsp melted butter and immediately sprinkle tops with sesame seeds. Bake at 350˚F for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and tops are golden brown.