Ham Pesto Onion Cheese Poppyseed Sliders
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Delicious Ham Pesto Onion Cheese Poppyseed Sliders recipe for any party! Your guests will love these for the holidays, snacks, or any game day!
Happy Holidays! I’m super happy to share with you today my Ham Pesto Onion Cheese Poppyseed Sliders recipe!
This is what I’ve found to be true at any party. Sliders are devoured first. Everyone loves a good, moist slider!
Ham Pesto Onion Cheese Poppyseed Sliders
This Game Day Turkey, Pesto, Onion & Cheese Poppyseed Slider recipe was one of my most popular recipes years ago, inspired by the Costco turkey sandwich. So good! So this time I changed up the recipe using leftover holiday ham, whole wheat rolls, to create these ham and cheese sliders. They turned out amazing!
In fact, we doubled the recipe and took a few pans to several different parties.
How to make your friends happy, or be the talk of the party? Bring these delicious sliders. Or, you may want to try these Sheet Pan Sliders with Copykat Big Mac Sauce or Shrimp Bacon Sliders.
Ingredients for ham sliders
Some of the ingredients you’ll need are:
- Ham and Swiss cheese
- Whole Wheat dinner rolls
- Pesto and onions (grilled)
- Ingredients for the mustard-sweet sauce
How to make ham sliders
Use an electric knife to cut the rolls in half horizontally!
Make ahead of time and pour the sauce on right before baking.
I usually use a 9×13 plus a 8×8 pan.
The secret is the pesto!
And the sweet onions!
The cheese!
Oh, and the “oh so sweet” mustard-y sauce.
Perfect for any party
This recipe is loved by all, and perfect for a casual Christmas, New Year’s Day party, appetizer parties, football parties, tailgate parties, summer parties.
Seriously, there is not right or wrong season to make these delicious sliders.
The only problem … you can’t stop at just one. They are that good. :)
Casual and on the smaller side – serve with some side salads and veggies and fruit to nosh on.
What’s your favorite combination for a slider?
Ham Pesto Onion Cheese Poppyseed Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. deli ham thinly sliced, or leftover holiday ham
- ½ lb. swiss cheese slices
- 2 pkg. whole wheat dinner rolls
- 1/2 cup pesto
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 medium sweet onion, sliced and sautéed
- ½ cup butter
- 2 Tbsp. prepared mustard
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire
- 1 Tbsp. poppy seeds
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Heat 2 Tbsp. butter in medium pan. Thinly slice the onion; sauté in the butter for about 5 minutes, or until clear and cooked.
- Line the pan(s) with foil.
- Leaving the (24) rolls attached, horizontally slice the top off; set aside. Place the bottom (attached 24 pieces) rolls in a 9×13 foil-lined baking pan. (You may need to squeeze them into the pan, or use a 9×13 + 8×8 pan:)
- Spread the pesto evenly over the bottom bread.
- Next layer on top of the pesto the ham, sautéed onions, and cheese slices.
- Place the top section of the rolls that you already removed back on top of the sandwich.
- In a medium sauce pan bring the 1/2 cup butter to a soft boil. Add mustard, worcestershire, poppy seeds, and brown sugar.
- Pour sauce over the 9×13 sandwiches.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 20. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes.
- Serve hot or cold.
Notes
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24 Comments on “Ham Pesto Onion Cheese Poppyseed Sliders”
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Make these yesterday for marathon football afternoon…amazing! Easy to put together, absolutely delicious, and everyone loved them.
Thanks Kathleen!
I’m curious as to what brand of products that you use. That can make a big difference in a recipe. Especially the rolls and pesto. Suggestions?
Hi, Amy. Sometimes I use Ed’s rosemry rolls, or Hawaiian rolls, or just dinner rolls. Pesto … I use either Costco or DeLallo brand!
Thank you for such an amazing recipe. I wonder what other sauces might be good. For example, I’m a mayonnaise girl, always have been and always will be :) I wonder how these sliders would be with either just plain mayonnaise or a jazzed up mayonnaise would be. Any suggestions or thoughts.
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These look incredible, Sandy!!! I love the idea of making a big batch like this!
My cousin’s wife brought a very similar dish to Christmas, and I loved it. I can’t wait to try these.
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These look amazing!! I’m thinking they’d be perfect for game watching, too!
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These look so incredible! Perfect for leftovers and I love the ham with the pesto! Happy New Year, Sandy!
My boys are going to love these little sandwiches! I love the addition of the pesto. Happy New Year!!
Yumm! though, I have never heard of pesto with these. I’ll have to try…
Your ham and onions look amazing as well. Never thought to caramelize them or have the ham sliced so thick.. (I’ve always used deli..)
Oh – you’re inspiring me!! for sure.
Happy New Year!
Bevy, the thicker ham was DELSIH! Happy New Year to you, as well!
These sliders look absolutely delicious, Sandy! Happy New Year to you and your family!! xo
Sandy, those look delicious!!
OMG! This looks amazing, Sandy! Perfect way to use up leftovers!
oh yum!!! this sounds amazing!!!! I have never made sliders though they are on my list.
Great way to use leftovers and have a tasty dish. Wishing you and your family a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR!