These 5-ingredient turkey sliders are easy and perfect for parties, game days, or any other gatherings. The ooey-gooey cheese and delicious smoked turkey makes a wonderful combination!
Sliders are so easy to make and they come in lots of different varieties. These turkey Swiss sliders just happen to be our all time favorite sliders. We've served them for lunches, dinners, parties, tailgating and game days. They're easy yet so flavorful and only need five ingredients. If you're throwing a party and want to make sliders for a crowd, try these alongside some Asian chicken sliders, roast beef sliders and of course, classic buffalo chicken sliders and turn your party into a slider frenzy!
This Turkey Sliders Recipe is quick, easy and very delicious!
Comfort food is not always soups and chili. Sometimes comfort food means warm and melty turkey sliders! If you like ham and cheese sliders, you're going to love this take on a classic combination. Melting cheese and warm deli style roasted turkey flavored with mustard and packed between soft and sweet Hawaiian rolls guarantees a delicious meal.
Ingredients to make Turkey Hawaiian sliders
You are only five ingredients away from your new favorite sliders. Here is what you need:
- Hawaiian rolls: You can find these in any supermarket, both in the bread section and in the bakery.
- Whole grain mustard: This is my favorite mustard to use for this recipe. However, you can opt for honey mustard or Dijon mustard if that's what you have on hand.
- Butter: A little bit of melted butter adds so much flavor to this dish.
- Roasted Turkey: Roasted deli turkey lunch meat is the best choice for this slider recipe.
- Swiss Cheese: You can find sliced Swiss cheese in the cheese section of any supermarket.
How to make turkey sliders
Cut the rolls into two slabs. Spread mustard on both slabs and place turkey and Swiss cheese on the bottom slab. Top with the other half of the rolls.
Mix the mustard with melted butter and brush it on the rolls. Bake it and voila, your easy Hawaiian turkey sliders are ready!
I gave some of these delicious Hawaiian roll turkey sliders away to my neighbor because if I kept them we would eat them all by ourselves. That wouldn't be a good idea because, as delicious as these are, there no way that I can justify eating 6 of them back to back. So, my friends, share your food with everyone. As the old saying goes, "whatever you share, multiplies."
Want to elevate this recipe?
- Use any other kind of melting cheese instead of Swiss: cheddar or Gouda would be nice.
- Use honey mustard or Dijon mustard instead of grainy mustard. Here is a list of popular types of mustard that you can use for this recipe.
- In addition to mustard, you can also spread some mayonnaise on the rolls.
- Use sliced cooked turkey breast instead of smoked turkey.
- Add some poppy seeds to the mustard and butter mixture.
Freezing instructions
To freeze these sliders, assemble them as instructed but don't bake them. Wrap the sliders tightly in a few layers of plastic wrap and freeze for up to two months. When you're ready to bake, unwrap the sliders and place them on a baking sheet and brush them with the butter and mustard combination. Bake at 350ºF for about 25 to 30 minutes until they are warm and the cheese is melted.
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5-ingredient Turkey Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 12 count package Hawaiian Rolls
- ⅓ cup whole grain mustard or honey mustard
- ⅓ cup Mayonnaise
- 6 slices Swiss cheese
- 9 oz deli sliced turkey
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Cut the rolls lengthwise so you have two big pieces.
- Spread ¼ cup mustard and mayonnaise on each side of the rolls. Place the bottom roll in a pan, top with half of the turkey, Swiss cheese and the rest of the turkey. Place the other half of the rolls on top.
- Mix butter and ¼ cup remaining mustard. Brush it on the rolls.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Serve warm.
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Notes
- If you would like your rolls to be sure soft, cover them with aluminum foil for the first 10 minutes of baking and then uncover and bake for some more minutes.
- You can also spread some mayonnaise in addition to mustard on the rolls.
- To make this recipe ahead of time, assemble the sliders as instructed, wrap them in layers of plastic wrap and freeze for up to 2 months. To bake, unwrap them and place them on a baking sheet. Brush with butter and mustard and bake at 350ºF for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
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Jennifer A Stewart
Love these sliders! Turkey and swiss are a perfect combination for comfort and for sliders that I will not be sharing. Just eating the whole pan by myself!
unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com
I almost had it all myself 😀
MeCooks
That looks absolutely amazing!
kami
Sorry if this is a dumb question but where do you get your roasted Turkey? Is it like sandwich turkey meat?
unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com
Hi Kami! No question is dumb! Yeah exactly, the turkey sandwich meat and I'm sure almost every super market has it in the deli section!
Angela M. johnson
How about using using your leftover roaste Ed turkey?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
It can work 🙂 Hope you enjoy 🙂
Jean Kircher
These look fantastic, but we don't like mustard. Is there another condiment we could use? Thanks!
unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com
Hi Jean, sure, if you don't like mustard just go with mayo and maybe some horseradish if you like the flavor. I hope you like it!
Jen
What is the stuff on the top of the bun?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Butter and mustard 🙂
Dorothy
These will be great for my football play-off party!
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Thanks Dorothy! We love this!
Cynthia
Can they microwaved for a pot luck?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
I would suggest you microwave them in a microwave safe container with a lid on 🙂
Sarah
So this is probably a dumb question. But when you say to spread the 1/4c mustard on both sides, you just mean the top and bottoms of the rolls, right? I just wanted to make sure! 🙂
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Sarah! I'm always happy to answer questions! By that I mean spread the mustard on the inside of top and bottom rolls, and then later we spread some on the outer part 🙂
Naomi
U think this is ok to make ahead (day before party) and then microwave day of? Or would the bread get soggy?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
I would avoid doing that if possible. You can go ahead and assemble the sliders and cover and refrigerate until you're ready to bake them. 🙂
Rebecca
By looking at the picture, it looks like there are poppy seeds on top. I did not see that in the list of ingredients. Am I mistaking it for something else?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Rebecca, it's whole grain dijon mustard on top 🙂
Mose
These are way more scrumptious with some horseradish mixed in with the mayo!!
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
That's right Mose!
Janet
Can you replace the Swiss with provolone or white American?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Janet! Sure, you can use any melting cheese!
Barbara
Would it be ok to use a real smoked turkey breast that my friend smoked for me ?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Barbara, that works perfectly 🙂
Leila Lyons
Could you make these with dinner rolls instead of Hawaiian? What flavor would be missing?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Leila, if your dinner rolls are soft, you can absolutely use them. Hawaiian rolls are used for their softness and sweetness. Enjoy!
Diane S
Call me a stickler, but the print recipe suddenly includes a lot of mayonnaise, a sixth ingredient.. At first I was excited to find a recipe that didn’t use mayo then was disappointed. Sounds good otherwise.
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Diane, you can leave out the mayonnaise and use more honey mustard 🙂 Enjoy!
HASSAN HASSANZADEH
Turkey sliders is very easy and delicious food and I really love it.
Mallory
Does the original recipe include mayo? The blog post doesn’t mention you adding mayo to anything while making them. Nor did the list of ingredients in the post. However, at the bottom of the page in the print out, it says mayo should be used. I like both mayo and mustard, so it doesn’t make a difference to me. I just want to make sure I make them exactly the way intended to get the right flavor! Thanks!
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Mallory! Thank you for your comment. The mayo is listed in the list of ingredients however, the recipe works perfectly without it too. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Claire
The recipe called for 3/4 c of mustard but in 5e directions it says to mix 1/4 c with the mayo and then the other 1/4 c with the melted butter. So where does the other 1/4 c supposed to go? Thx.
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Claire, just fixed the card, it's actually 1/2 cup mustard 🙂
Lois
Can I prepare night before and bake next day?
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Lois, Yes, you can prepare it beforehand and bake it when ready.
Sue Button
Are the sliders covered with foil before heating? If not, it seems like the bread would be very dry.
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Hi Sue, mine doesn't get dry because of the butter and mustard that I brush in the end, but if you're worried that the bread might get dry, feel free to cover them in the beginning and uncover for the last couple of minutes 🙂
Renee Goerger
I am completely drooling at all of your delicious photos. I'm so anxious to make this recipe for our big game party!
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Thank you Renee! Hope you give these a try!
Meagen Brosius
I love how easy these were to make. Everything in one pan, it's a dream. This has quickly become one of our favorite weeknight meals. I used leftover chicken as well and it was delish. Thanks for the easy, tasty recipe!
Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Yum! Love the idea of leftover chicken Meagen! These are so good!
Renee Goerger
These are always a huge hit whenever I serve them! Such a tasty recipe!
Jessica
Made these for lunch yesterday- needed some new recipes for the rotation now that we are home more! The whole family loved them!