Pull Apart Sliders Recipe

This pull-apart slider recipe on King's Hawaiian rolls is truly an easy recipe that's become a family favorite. If you love take out style cheeseburger sliders made with ground beef, slices of cheese, and topped with crispy pickles, then this recipe is for you!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword hamburger sliders, pull apart slider recipe, white castle slider recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Servings Sliders

Calories 183kcal

Author Bon Appeteach

Ingredients

2 Packs Hawaiian Rolls
2 lbs. Ground Beef
2 Packets French Onion Soup Mix (seasoning packet)
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
2/3 cup Mayo
6 slices American or Cheddar Cheese
1 tbsp. Melted Butter
1 tbsp. Sesame Seeds
Optional Toppings Pickles, relish, ketchup, mustard, caramelized onion, bacon etc.

Instructions

Begin by cooking ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat with the packet of French onion seasoning mix. Cook until the meat is fully browned and then careully drain off any grease.
Remove the ground beef from the heat and set it aside to cool for a few minutes. While the beef is cooling, prep your slider buns.
I prefer Hawaiian rolls for this recipe, but any other slider dinner roll works. Use a sharp serrated knife and cut the entire loaf evenly in a horizontal cut. Keep the buns connected. This gives you one large top bun and one large bottom bun. Repeat on the second loaf and set aside.
Prep 2 sheets of overlapping foil and spray with non-stick spray. The buns will stick on the top and bottom if you skip this step.
Once the beef mixture has cooled slightly, add the shredded cheese and the mayo and use a spatula to fully mix and combine everything. I do not recommend substitutes for the mayo (it is meant to add moisture and acts as a binder).
Place your bottom buns over the foil so they are side by side and touching. Scoop all of your beef mixture and pour it evenly onto the bottom buns.
Add any other toppings like pickles, bacon, onions, etc as desired. Then cover with the slices of cheddar or American cheese.
Add the top buns and press down lightly. Wrap in foil tightly.
Bake or smoke the pull apart sliders in a preheat 350 F. degree oven (or smoker on indirect heat). Cook until heated through and the cheese has melted, about 25-30 minutes or until the sliders have heated through and the cheese is melted.
Melt the butter in a small bowl and brush over the top of the buns and then garnish with sesame seeds for a more authentic burger bun feel.
Place on a platter and allow your guests to grab and go as needed! You can slice these too if you desire.

Notes

You can prep this whole recipe ahead of time, assemble it onto the buns, and then cover and place it in the fridge. Remove them at least an hour before baking to bring them to room temperature or add 20 minutes or so to the total baking time until heated through.

Only use foil for baking these sliders! Using a baking sheet or baking dish may cause the burger buns to cook unevenly or become soggy.

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