Sloppy Joe Sliders are an easy way to serve sloppy joes to a crowd! Sloppy joe meat and cheddar cheese on Hawaiian rolls and covered in the most delicious glaze. Great for a weeknight dinner, a party, or tailgating!
If you love Hawaiian roll sliders like these, you’re going to love my Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders and Chicken Parmesan Sliders!
Hi guys!
We had our first lake weekend this past weekend. I can’t believe it took us almost 2 weeks into June but it’s been weirdly cold and it’s rainy and cloudy and just not lake weather. But we finally got out there and it was great, as always.
We did had to leave early after one of my children sliced their leg open and in an absolute panic, I couldn’t remember the name of my insurance company to figure out which urgent care near the lake accepted it. So I drove alllll the way back to the one by our house because I know they take it (thanks to a head injury a few months ago) and by the time we got there, it had basically stopped bleeding. But ugh, it was gross.
You guys, I am not cut out to have boys. When I tell you I panicked, I mean I panicked hard.
Anyway. I have these Sloppy Joe Sliders for you today because who doesn’t love a Hawaiian roll slider?! I love that they can be an easy weeknight meal or you can totally serve them at a party!
Ingredients
- Hawaiian rolls
- Cheddar cheese
- Olive oil
- Ground beef
- White onion
- Garlic
- Ketchup
- Brown sugar
- Worcestershire sauce
- Chili powder
- Salt and pepper
- Butter
- Dijon mustard
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Without separating the rolls, cut the entire loaf horizontally and place the bottoms in a 9×13-inch pan. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Set aside.
- To make the sloppy joe meat, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef and diced onion until the beef is cooked through and the onion has softened. Drain off excess fat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, just 30 seconds.
- While the beef is cooking, stir together ketchup, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and salt and pepper.
- Once the fat has been drained from the meat, lower the heat and add ketchup mixture and water. Let cook until thickened and sloppy joe consistency, 4 – 5 minutes.
- Spoon the meat mixture over the bottom halves of the rolls.
- Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- To make the glaze, melt butter completely. Stir in brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, and sesame seeds.
- Pour glaze over the sliders, making sure each sliders gets coated.
- Bake, uncovered, for 18 – 22 minutes or until the sliders are golden brown.
Can You Make Hawaiian Roll Sliders Ahead of Time?
If you need to make these Sloppy Joe Sliders ahead of time, I would make ONLY the meat mixture ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve the sliders. The Hawaiian buns will get too wet and fall apart if you try to assemble the sandwiches ahead of time.
I also don’t recommend baking them before you plan on serving them. They need to be served fresh from the oven to be their tastiest and not soggy.
Can You Freeze Hawaiian Roll Sliders?
I don’t recommend trying to freeze these. I think the buns would end up too soggy and start to fall apart when you try to thaw them.
You can absolutely make the meat mixture ahead of time and freeze it. Just thaw it, warm it back up (maybe with a little extra water), and assemble the sliders right before you are ready to serve.
More Sloppy Joe Recipes
- Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole
- Hawaiian Sloppy Joes
- Sloppy Joe Fries
- Smoky Tex Mex Sloppy Joes
- Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes
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Sloppy Joe Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 12-count package Hawaiian rolls
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small white onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup water
For the Glaze
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Without separating the rolls, cut the entire loaf horizontally and place the bottoms in a 9x13-inch pan. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Set aside.
- To make the sloppy joe meat, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef and diced onion until the beef is cooked through and the onion has softened. Drain off excess fat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, just 30 seconds.
- While the beef is cooking, stir together ketchup, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and salt and pepper.
- Once the fat has been drained from the meat, lower the heat and add ketchup mixture and water. Let cook until thickened and sloppy joe consistency, 4 - 5 minutes.
- Spoon the meat mixture over the bottom halves of the rolls. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- To make the glaze, melt butter completely. Stir in brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, and sesame seeds. Pour over the sliders, making sure each sliders gets coated.
- Bake, uncovered, for 18 - 22 minutes or until the sliders are golden brown.
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vanessa says
rarely leave reviews – wanted to make for superbowl, but got sidetracked. made tonight instead for dinner, and was nervous the buns were gonna be soggy, but holy moley! delicious!! i love to cook, but this seemed a little much (perhaps i’m just exhausted and tired) but this is a keeper! hate the taste of manwich, so was excited to try this instead and it’s terrific – bummed i didn’t get to make them for the game to be able to share with everyone!!
Mitch Behlke says
I made 6 dozen for a party. Everyone loved them! Shared where I got the recipe.
Octavia says
The glaze was not good at all. Next time I’ll just stick to better to be in the safe size. Maybe I didn’t mix the glaze correctly. Other than that I think they will have a Breyer taste next time.
Debbie says
Brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce goes in the meat and in the glaze?
Kathleen Close says
These sound so good, I am going to make them for Super Bowl.
Patricia says
Thank you for the recipe Amanda. I made these for the first time last year, 2020, and my family LOVED them. I will be making them again for this years, 2021, Super Bowl Sunday. I will never use canned sloppy joe mix again. Thank you!
Amanda Livesay says
Yay, I love to hear that! I hope your family loved them again this year!
Marilyn Shahan says
These look delicious and cannot to have them. Please keep sending recipes.
Allyson Zea says
I make these all the time and everyone loves them!!!
Sara Welch says
These look too good to pass up; my kids will love them! Adding to my dinner line up for the week, indeed!
Lora says
Sloppy Joe sliders are so much fun! Such a great recipe and they’re so flavorful!
Demeter says
These will be perfect for the big game coming up in a few weeks! I know they’ll be a hit.
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
These Sloppy Joe Sliders would disappear in our house!
Dorothy Reinhold says
I’ve made something similar with ham. These sloppy joes sound even better! Yummmm!
Amanda says
I cant wait to make this for the whole family!