Pizza Sliders

If your kids love sliders, they are going to flip when you bring out these Pizza Sliders! It’s an easy and delicious meal or potluck contribution – just don’t plan on having any leftovers.

Pizza Sliders Recipe

While this slider recipe is best prepared the night before, it can also be thrown together in minutes for a quick weeknight meal. It’s also great when you realize you were supposed to be bringing something to that get-together today! No one turns up their noses at these Pizza Sliders, but you can easily swap out the pepperoni for any other meat (or even some sauted vegetables).

P.S. If you love to bake, make our homemade Hawaiian rolls for these sliders!

Ingredients you will need:

• 1 package dinner rolls
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• Small package pepperoni slices
• 1/4 cup pizza sauce
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons oregano

Kitchen tools you may find handy:

• 13×9 baking dish
• Saucepan
• Aluminum foil
• Spatula

Cooking Tips:

• You can assemble these ahead of time and pop in the oven when you’re ready!
• Replace pepperoni with pizza sausage or add in green peppers and mushrooms.

How to Make Pizza Sliders

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, remove from heat to prevent scorching.
2. Slice the buns across the middle and set the tops to the side.
3. Spread the tomato sauce over the bottom sections of the buns and place into a 13×9 baking dish.
4. Spread 1 cup of mozzarella cheese over the top of the sauce.
5. Layer the pepperoni slices to make one full layer over the top of the cheese.
6. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
7. Place tops of rolls back on and drizzle with melted butter.
8. Sprinkle on oregano and cover with aluminum foil.
9. At this point, if preparing the night before, refrigerate until ready to cook.
10. Once ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 F.
11. Bake sandwiches for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and butter has been fully absorbed, resulting in golden sandwich tops. Cut into portions and serve.

More Pizza Recipe Ideas you might like:

• Our Pizza Burgers are also a fun pizza-inspired meal and here are a few others!
• This pizza lasagna is a fabulous alternative to traditional lasagna, especially for those who love pizza flavors.
• Potato fans will really dig these baked potato pizzas. They are perfect as a dinner for kids and make tasty appetizers for adults.
• If you’re loving the concept of pizza flavors and the ease of a casserole, this Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza Casserole is a real crowd pleaser!
• Another amazing appetizer for parties are these bacon wrapped lil’ smokies, so delicious!
• Zucchini Pizza Bites are highly customizable allowing you to mimic your favorite pizza, but in low-calorie, low-carb form!
• Cauliflower pizza bites are gluten-free, low-carb, keto-friendly, you name it – but still tickle the taste buds the way that pizza should!

You might also like our new cheeseburger sliders!

Pizza Sliders

These pizza sliders are great for a potluck or football party. Rolls, Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and pizza sauce baked to a warm melty deliciousness.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12 sliders

40 minutes mins

Calories: 251

Author: Amanda Formaro

Ingredients

• ▢ 12 dinner rolls
• ▢ 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• ▢ 7 ounce pepperoni slices
• ▢ 1/4 cup pizza sauce
• ▢ 1/4 cup butter melted
• ▢ 2 teaspoons oregano or Italian seasoning

Things You'll Need

• ▢
  13x9 baking dish
• ▢
  Saucepan
• ▢
  Aluminum foil
• ▢
  Spatula

Before You Begin

• You can assemble these ahead of time and pop in the oven when you're ready!
• Replace pepperoni with pizza sausage or add in green peppers and mushrooms.

Instructions

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat or in the microwave.
• Slice the buns across the middle and set the tops to the side.
• Spread the tomato sauce over the bottom sections of the buns and place into a 13x9 baking dish.
• Spread 1 cup of mozzarella cheese over the top of the sauce.
• Layer the pepperoni slices to make one full layer over the top of the cheese.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Place tops of rolls back on and drizzle with melted butter.
• Sprinkle on oregano and cover with aluminum foil.
• At this point, if preparing the night before, refrigerate until ready to cook.
• Once ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 F.
• Bake sandwiches for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and butter has been fully absorbed, resulting in golden sandwich tops.
• Cut into portions and serve.

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1slider | Calories: 251cal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 617mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 1.5mg

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This post originally appeared here on Jun 29, 2016.