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Baked Ham and Swiss Sliders

A tray of soft rolls filled with leftover ham and Swiss cheese, brushed with mustard butter and baked until melty. The day-after lunch everyone asks for.

โฑ 40 min (15 min prep, 25 min cooking) ๐Ÿฝ Serves 6 ยท 2 sliders leftoverskid friendlyfreezer friendly

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ContainsMilk, Eggs, Fish, Wheat, Sesame. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 6 servings
  • 12 Sweet rolls (Hawaiian-style), or other soft dinner rolls, in one slab
  • 1 lb Bone-in ham (fully cooked), cooked leftover ham, thinly sliced (weighed without the bone)
  • 6 slice Swiss cheese
  • 3 tbsp Butter, unsalted, melted
  • 1 tbsp Dijon-style mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Sesame seeds, or poppy seeds
  • ยฝ tsp Onion powder

Make it yourself

Make the sweet rolls yourself โ†’ Make the butter yourself โ†’

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Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

Youโ€™ll need: 9-by-13-inch baking dish, serrated knife, small saucepan or microwave bowl, pastry brush, foil, food thermometer.

  1. Heat the oven to 350ยฐF. Without separating the rolls, slice the whole slab in half horizontally. Set the bottom in the dish.
  2. Layer on the ham, then the cheese, and put the top back on.
  3. Mix the butter, mustard, Worcestershire, sesame seeds and onion powder and brush it over the top.
  4. Cover with foil and bake 15 minutes, then uncover and bake 8 to 10 minutes more, until the cheese melts, the tops are golden and the ham in the middle reaches 165ยฐF (USDAโ€™s temperature for reheating leftovers).
  5. Cut along the roll lines and serve warm.

๐ŸŒก Safe temperaturesLeftover ham, reheated 165ยฐF. Check the thickest part with a food thermometer (USDA). More on food safety.

Make aheadAssemble up to a day ahead, cover and refrigerate; brush with the butter just before baking and add 5 minutes.
โ„๏ธ FreezerFreeze assembled, unbaked sliders up to 1 month; bake from thawed.
โ†บ LeftoversRefrigerate within 2 hours; eat within 3 to 4 days, and within 5 days of cooking the ham.
๐Ÿง’ With kidsKids can layer the ham and cheese and brush on the topping.
Sesame free swapUse poppy seeds or leave them off.
Turkey swapUse leftover turkey and cheddar.

Goes well with

๐Ÿ– Honey-Orange Glazed Bone-In Ham

Good to know

Cooking Fats Compared Salted vs. unsalted butter Food Safety Basics

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Easter and spring dinner collection; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.