Smoky bacon bits sprinkled on sharp white cheddar cheese are the perfect complement to sliced or shredded turkey. Mix up a sweet poppy seed glaze and pour over sweet Hawaiian rolls for baked turkey sliders that will be gone as soon as they come out of the oven!
Turkey, Cheddar and Bacon Sliders on Hawaiian rolls with a brown sugar glaze are great to take to a party and they are an easy meal to make at home.
Turkey Hawaiian Roll Sliders
Turkey, Cheddar & Bacon Sliders are a great way to use leftover turkey or a pack of deli meat. Everyone in our family enjoys these little sandwiches that are a spin on an oven-baked turkey melt.
There is always a package of cold meat or lunch meat in our refrigerator as meal insurance. Life on the farm is hectic and very unpredictable. So when intentions to make a meal unravel we need to be able to make a sandwich and get nourishment quickly.
When life on the farm goes smoothly there is time to dress up a basic lunchmeat sandwich. Making a nice slider is my favorite way to enjoy extra turkey or deli meat!
Sometimes we add turkey to these Farmhouse, Ham, Swiss and Ranch Party Sliders to make Ham & Turkey Melt Sliders. Our ham sliders are one of our most popular recipes on Pinterest! Sometimes we prefer a different twist which is why we created this recipe.
More recently we made Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joe Sliders and Roast Beef Sliders on Hawaiian Rolls. Another favorite slider is taking tender Instant Pot pulled pork and adding barbecue sauce, Havarti cheese and bacon bits.
Why Sliders Are an Easy Family Recipe
My husband and I remember when sliders weren’t really a thing. Now everyone eats sliders and you can find sweet Hawaiian rolls in almost every grocery store. We love the Kings Hawaiian brand, but if there’s is a much cheaper option we may go for that. Sometimes the cheaper Hawaiian rolls are really small. If it’s just our family eating them it’s not a big deal. But if we’re making party food to share we usually like the bigger, fluffier name brand rolls.
We have a few sandwich recipes that we love like Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes, Sloppy Janes made with ground turkey, and Margarita Monday Shredded Pork we think these sliders are just easier to eat.
Sliders make portion control is much better for a family. The kids like one slider and the adults like two or three.
Lunchmeat sliders are so easy to customize. Onions can easily be added, cheese can be left off if needed.
Baked turkey sliders on Kings Hawaiian rolls are irresistible – the kids don’t fight about having to eat them! Meals that keep the family from fighting at the table make life easier.
Leftover turkey tastes great in this slider recipe!
Just like our Air Fryer Pizza Sliders we prefer them fresh, but they can be reheated too! We often make extra and reheat the leftovers for a quick lunch. Sure, the quality of a sandwich decreases a bit but we still enjoy them.
How to Make Turkey, Bacon & Cheesy Sliders
- Line a 9×13 pan with foil and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Slice slider rolls in half. Remove the top half and set aside. Place bottom half in lined baking dish.
- Spread ranch dressing on the bottom half of the rolls.
- Layer turkey on, then layer cheese on top.
- Set the bottom half of the rolls covered in meat and cheese in the oven to warm up while mixing up the sweet slider glaze.
- Make glaze by melting butter in a sauce pan and stirring in brown sugar, poppy seeds, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
- Remove bottom half of sliders from the oven. Sprinkle bacon bits on top of the cheese. Place top half of sliders on the sandwiches.
- Pour sweet glaze mixture evenly over top of sliders and bake for 10 – 15 minutes until sandwiches begin to brown.
Tips for Making Easy Turkey & Cheese Sliders
- Foil is really helpful since the glaze has a good bit of sugar and can easily burn on the baking dish
- Leftover turkey can easily be used, just make sure there is an even layer
- Sliced or shredded cheese can be used, I find sliced cheese to be easier and faster
- We like to use bacon bits, if using strips of bacon then chop it up so the sliders can be more easily cut after baking
- Sliders will be easier to eat after letting rest for about 10 minutes after baking
- Use a board scraper or serrated knife to cut sandwiches
- Use a long bread knife to slice slider rolls in half
Other Easy Party Food Ideas:
- Easy Taco Crescents
- Easy BBQ Pulled Pork Crescents
- Chicken Crescent Swirls
- Apple and Cheddar Cheese Snack
- Chili Cheese Ball
- Bell Pepper Taco Dip with Meat
- Crock Pot Buffalo Bacon Cauliflower
- Easy Cinnamon Fruit Dip
- How to Make a Fruit Tray
- How to Make a Vegetable Tray
Printable Turkey, Cheddar & Bacon Slider Recipe
Turkey, Cheddar & Bacon Sliders
Ingredients
- 12 sweet Hawaiian rolls
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 3/4 pound sliced or shredded turkey
- 6 slices white cheddar cheese
- 2 - 3 ounces bacon bits
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard optional
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 baking pan with foil.
- Use a bread knife of a long serrated knife to slice slider rolls in half. Remove the top half and set aside. Place bottom half in lined baking dish.
- Spread ranch dressing on the bottom half of the rolls.
- Layer turkey on rolls, then layer cheese on top. Set the bottom half of the rolls covered in meat and cheese in the oven to warm up while mixing up the sweet slider glaze.
Sweet Slider Glaze
- Melt butter and stir in brown sugar, poppy seeds, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
- Remove bottom half of sliders from the oven. Sprinkle bacon bits on top of the cheese. Place top half of sliders on the sandwiches.
- Pour sweet glaze mixture evenly over top of sliders and bake for 10 - 15 minutes until sandwiches begin to brown.
Notes
- Foil is really helpful since the glaze has a good bit of sugar and can easily burn on the baking dish
- Leftover turkey can easily be used, just make sure there is an even layer
- Sliced or shredded cheese can be used, I find sliced cheese to be easier and faster
- We like to use bacon bits, if using strips of bacon then chop it up so the sliders can be more easily cut after baking
- Sliders will be easier to eat after letting rest for about 10 minutes after baking
- Use a board scraper or serrated knife to cut sandwiches
- Use a long bread knife to slice slider rolls in half
Nutrition
Shared on Weekend Potluck
I love new ideas for turkey sandwiches!
These were delicious and gobbled up very quickly. I used horse radish sauce in place of ranch dressing. Will make again.
So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks so much for sharing!
We really loved these! Anything that is on a Hawaiian roll gets our attention!