Pesto Ham and Cheese Sliders
Easy Pesto Ham and Cheese Sliders are a fun party or game day food made with caramelized onions and a delicious poppyseed topping!Use an electric knife to cut the rolls in half horizontally! Easy! Make ahead of time and pour the sauce on right before baking. I usually use a 9×13 plus a 8×8 pan.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb. deli ham thinly sliced, or leftover holiday ham
- ½ lb. swiss cheese slices
- 2 pkg. whole wheat dinner rolls
- ½ cup pesto
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 medium sweet onion, sliced and sautéed
Make the sauce
- 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 ½ 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 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes.
- Serve hot or cold.
Notes
Originally posted DEC 2013
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 398kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 79mg, Sodium: 966mg, Potassium: 250mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 666IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 235mg, Iron: 1mg