Cuban Sliders
For a fun dinner or filling appetizer, these easy Cuban Sliders are sure to be a hit! Made with tender meat, tangy mustard, and fluffy slider rolls, your guests will love these flavorful mini sandwiches.
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This Cuban sliders recipe takes simple ingredients from your local grocery store and turns them into a tray of homemade, mouthwatering sandwiches that are great for serving to guests or to enjoy as a fun finger food dinner!
A Quick Look at the Recipe
- ✅ Recipe Name:Cuban Sliders
- ⏱️ Ready In: ~40 minutes
- 👨👩👧👦 Serves:12 servings
- 🍽️ Calories: ~163 per serving (estimated)
- 🥣 Main Ingredients: Hawaiian Rolls,ham, pulled pork,swiss cheese, dill pickles
- 👌 Difficulty: Easy
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Why this Recipe Works
These amazing Cuban sandwich sliders make a great appetizer or even a fun main course! They're stuffed with tender ham and pulled pork, melty Swiss cheese, and vibrant mustard.
The end result is a massive punch of flavor in a tiny, handheld sandwich! Add some dill pickle slices to the soft slider buns for the perfect taste in every bite.
Can't get enough sliders? Try my Buffalo Chicken Sliders or a batch of my hearty Roast Beef and Cheddar Sliders!
Ingredients Needed
- Hawaiian Rolls: I love to use Hawaiian sweet rolls for this dish, but any kind of slider rolls will work well.
- Mayonnaise: Use real mayo here.
- Swiss Cheese: Melts to gooey perfection while your sliders bake.
- Deli Ham: Any kind of sliced ham will work.
- Cooked Pulled Pork: This recipe is a great way to utilize leftover pulled pork.
- Dill Pickle Chips: Balance out some of the savory ingredients with their sour acidity.
- Poppy Seeds: Provide a fun pop of color as a garnish, as well as their signature subtle nutty flavor.
How to Make these Cuban Sliders
- Step 1: In a small bowl, combine the mustard and mayo.
- Step 2: Slice the slider buns in half and toast the bottom half of the rolls under the broiler for a minute or two. Add the mustard mixture.
- Step 3: Add slices of Swiss cheese on top of the mustard.
- Step 4: Layer ham slices on top of the cheese.
- Step 5: Top the ham with pulled pork.
- Step 6: Add a layer of dill pickles.
- Step 7: Finish with another layer of Swiss cheese and bake at 350 for 5 minutes.
- Step 8: Add the top half of the rolls, brushing with the remaining mustard first. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle poppy seeds over the buns. Bake for 20 minutes covered with aluminum foil, then uncover and bake another 5 minutes or so.
Recipe Tips
- Precooked pulled pork can be bought in grocery stores, or you could make my Homemade Pulled Pork.
- This recipe is also a fantastic way to utilize any leftover pulled pork or deli ham.
- Swiss cheese can be replaced with mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese if you prefer.
- If you have leftover Cuban sliders, place in an airtight container and store in the fridge for 2 to 3 days.
- Reheat leftover sliders in the oven or in the air fryer. The microwave will leave you with soggy sandwiches.
Recipe FAQ's
This grilled sandwich is typically served grilled and packed with pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and yellow mustard. This Cuban-American sandwich has origins in Tampa and Miami and results in a crispy exterior with a tender and flavorful interior that makes it an amazing comfort food.
Overfilling the sliders might make them difficult to eat. As delicious as the sandwich fillings are, for sliders sometimes less is more! When it comes to the classic Cuban sandwich specifically, avoid adding other ingredients like lettuce or tomato as they distract from the important flavors.
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Cuban Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 (12 count pkg) Hawaiian slider rolls
- 6 Tablespoons yellow mustard
- 4 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 8 slices Swiss cheese cut in half lengthwise
- 8 slices deli ham sliced thin
- 2 cups cooked pulled pork about 1 pound
- 24-30 dill pickle chips
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- Carefully cut the slider rolls in half horizontally, keeping them intact so that you have tops and bottoms. Place them cut side up on a 9x13 sheet pan and lightly toast under the broiler for about 2-4 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- Change the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Spray a 9”x13” casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Place the bottom of the toasted slider rolls into the prepared casserole dish.
- In a small bowl mix the mustard and mayonnaise together. Spread ½ of the mustard mix over the bottom of the slider rolls. Place the 8 of the swiss cheese halves on the bottom layer of rolls, overlapping if necessary. Add the sliced ham, folding over as needed, then top with the pulled pork. Arrange a single layer of dill pickle chips on top of the pulled pork layer, then finish with the remaining Swiss cheese halves, gently pressing down to even the sliders.
- Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 5 minutes.
- Spread the remaining mustard mix on the cut side of the roll tops. Gently place the toasted top slider rolls. Brush the tops with the melted butter, then generously sprinkle them with the poppy seeds.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake until the cheese is melty and it is heated throughout, about 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 5-8 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
- Serve individual sliders while still warm.
Notes
- Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
- You can find cooked pulled pork in the meat dept of your grocery store or make my homemade version here.
- Any deli style sliced ham will be a sufficient substitute.
- swiss cheese is very mild in flavor and taste. You can substitute with sliced cheddar or sliced mozzarella if you don’t like Swiss cheese.
Yay Brenda!
These were a huge hit for our guests at our super bowl party! Definitely making again, thanks for sharing this recipe🤩