If you love sloppy joes, then you need to make these Sloppy Joe Sliders. The perfect weeknight dinner or to feed a crowd.
These sliders can easily be customized to what you prefer. Add your favorite side dish and make it a complete meal idea. If you loved our 3 Ingredient Sloppy Joes Recipe or Pepperoni Pizza Sloppy Joes, then you will love these sliders.
You are going to be easy ground beef recipe because of the flavor and how they are easy to serve. You may also love this Hanky Panky Recipe for another easy appetizer recipe.
Why We Love This Recipe
We love making sliders for an easy way to feed a crowd. This sloppy joe sliders is a delicious way to serve a classic recipe. The sloppy joes are made from scratch and layered on Hawaiian Rolls to create the perfect party food.
Cheesy, delicious and loaded with flavor sliders. The garlic butter topping gives these mini sandwiches the perfect grab and go dinner. If you love sloppy joes, then you need to make these delicious sliders.
Ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Small Yellow Onion (diced)
- Ketchup
- Brown Sugar
- Garlic Powder
- Salt and black pepper
- Yellow Mustard
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Water
- Hawaiian Rolls or Slider Rolls
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Butter melted
- Garlic Salt
- Sesame Seeds
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Variation Ideas
- Rolls – We love the flavor of Hawaiian Rolls but you can easily use any type of dinner rolls.
- Sloppy Joe Sauce – We love making homemade sloppy joes, but you can use canned sloppy joe mix if you prefer.
- Mustard – We used yellow mustard but you can use Dijon mustard instead.
- Change Meat – Feel free to change the meat to ground turkey or ground chicken for a delicious variation.
- Seasoning – For a kick of flavor, add in a ¼ teaspoon of red pepper flakes.
How to Make Sloppy Joe Sliders
Step 1 – Cook the Ground Beef – Add the ground beef and diced onions to a large skillet. Heat over medium high heat. Brown the beef and onions, breaking up the meat into small pieces. Cook until the onions are translucent and beef is cooked through (5-7 minutes).
Step 2 – Mix in Ingredients – Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce and water.
- Step 3 – Boil Ingredients – Bring the mixture to a low boil. Cook for 4-5 minutes until the mixture has a sloppy Joe consistency. Then remove the pan from the heat.
- Step 4 – Heat Oven – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9X13 baking pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
- Step 5 – Cut Hawaiian Rolls – Cut the Hawaiian rolls in half lengthwise. Then place the bottom buns in the prepared baking dish.
Step 6 – Spread Sloppy Joe Sauce Mixture – Spread the beef mixture over the bottom of the rolls.
Step 7 – Then top with the shredded cheese. The top with the other half of the rolls.
Step 8 – Brush Garlic Butter – Stir together the melted butter and garlic salt. Brush this mixture over the top of the rolls.
Step 9 – Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
- Step 9 – Bake Sliders – Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15-20 minutes in preheated oven. Then remove the foil and bake for 2-5 minutes to brown the top of the Hawaiian rolls.
- Step 10 – Serve and Enjoy – Remove from the oven and top with the chopped cilantro. Let the sliders cool slightly. Then serve warm with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Cooking Sloppy Joe Mixture – After cooking the ground beef drain excess grease. Then add in the sauce ingredients. Allow the mixture to come to a boil to thicken the sauce.
- Prepare Baking Dish – We recommend spraying the baking dish with cooking spray for easy clean up.
- Baking Sliders – We recommend covering the sliders with aluminum foil while baking. Then remove the foil to brown the tops and allow the cheese to melt.
Serving Suggestions
These sliders can be served with air fryer broccoli or a side of French Fries. There are many easy side dishes to serve with these sloppy joe sliders for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
Frequently Asked Questions
These sloppy joe sliders with Hawaiian rolls are best served fresh, but you can refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days.
When you are ready to serve again, reheat in the microwave for a delicious lunch.
We do not recommend freezing these sliders. When thawing, the buns will be soggy and fall apart.
But you can freeze the cooked sloppy joe mixture and then make these sliders when you are ready to serve.
These Hawaiian Rolls are best served after baking. If you make them to far in advance before serving then the rolls will get soggy.
If you need to prepare ahead of time, make the fully cooked meat mixture and refrigerate when cooled. Then when you are ready to serve, spread the mixture on the rolls, layer with cheese and bake.
More Easy Slider Recipes
- 15 Minute Burger Slider Recipe
- Taco Sliders
- French Dip Sliders
- Smash Burger Sliders
- Turkey Cranberry Sliders
If you make this sloppy joe sliders recipe, please leave us a comment or a star review. We love hearing from you.
Sloppy Joe Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- ½ Small Yellow Onion diced
- ¾ cup Ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Yellow Mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 cup Water
- 12 Hawaiian Rolls or Slider Rolls
- 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 2 Tablespoons Butter melted
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Salt
- 2 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef and diced onion for 5-7 minutes, breaking the beef into small crumbles, until the beef is browned and the onion is tender. Drain any excess grease.
- Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and water. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens to a sloppy joe consistency.
- Slice the Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally, keeping the rolls connected if possible. Place the bottom half of the rolls in the prepared baking dish.
- Spread the sloppy joe mixture evenly over the rolls. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the meat, then place the top half of the rolls on top.
- In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter and garlic salt. Brush the mixture over the tops of the rolls and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the sliders are heated through.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 2-5 minutes, until the tops of the rolls are lightly golden.
- Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro, if desired. Let the sliders cool for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
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This recipe is delicious, however I did tweak it a little and it turned out amazing. I only added a half cup of water instead of a whole. I added a tsp of apple cider vinegar and for the topping I used everything bagel seasoning! Just wanted to add post this incase someone else wants to try it!