Prosciutto and Mozzarella Cheese Sliders
Easy prosciutto and mozzarella cheese sliders for your next get together, game day, or a fun family night in.
(Scroll down for gluten-free recipe)
Slider sandwiches are always fun to have for a family gathering or when it’s game day. Topped with an herb butter mixture then filled with meats and cheeses and baked for a brief period of time until the cheese gets nice and melted. These have an Italian spin on them with the prosciutto, ham, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese. Adding a quick homemade garlic butter makes them so delicious. In many recipes you see the meats get layered onto the rolls whole, but cutting or breaking the meat into pieces ensures that the sliders are still filled with meat as opposed to losing some of it if kept with bigger slices.
This recipe is broken down for both regular and gluten-free sliders. It’s basically the same concept but since gluten-free slider buns are usually a smaller quanity in the packaging the garlic butter amounts are slightly different.
Ingredients Needed To Make The Sliders
Savory Dinner/Gluten-Free Dinner Rolls – Stay away from the sweet rolls (ie. King Hawaiian sweet rolls) and just go with the savory ones.
Prosciutto – This can be found in most supermarket deli sections.
Deli Ham – Make sure it’s not smoked or Black Forest. A plain domestic ham, fat free ham, or any uncured ham works well here.
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Unsalted Butter-Because the deli meat’s and cheese are salty it’s best to use unsalted butter.
Garlic – 1-2 cloves of garlic depending on how many rolls you have.
Oregano – Fresh if possible
Thyme – Fresh if possible
Parsley – Fresh if possible
Flaky Salt & Pepper
Regular Sliders
Sliders are so easy and fun to make. Â I recommend using rolls that are not sweetened so consider the King Hawaiian savory or butter rolls, Pepperidge Farm Classic dinner rolls, or even your favorite supermarket brand dinner rolls. You just want them baked together and not individual rolls.
Begin by softening/melting the butter and once it’s soft add the fresh herbs (Thyme, Oregano, and Parsley) and the minced garlic cloves. Mix it all together. If the butter is a not a spreadable consistency then you can microwave for a few seconds. It’s ok if it melts slightly or is a bit lumpy you just want it to be able to spread easily. Â Keeping the rolls together cut them in half horizontally and remove the top and set aside. Place the bottom onto some aluminum foil that is large enough to cover the rolls for baking.
Spread the butter onto the bottom half of the rolls leaving a bit for spreading over the top. Cut the deli meat into pieces or break apart and layer onto the buttered rolls. Sprinkle the meat with mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and some fresh ground pepper. Then put the top on and spread with the remaining butter and sprinkle with a small amount of flaky salt. Cover with the aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Uncover and bake for five more minutes.
Mozzarella & Prosciutto Sliders
Materials
Garlic Herb Butter
- 6 tbsp Unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 tsp Fresh Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Fresh Oregano
- 1 tsp Fresh Parsley
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
Slider Sandwich
- 12 Slider buns ie. Kings Hawaiian savory rolls, Pepperidge Farm Dinner Rolls etc.
- 3 slices Deli ham uncured or domestic ham, do not use smoked or black forest ham.
- 3 slices Prosciutto
- 1 tsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Black Pepper
- Flaky Salt optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400°F
Make The Garlic Butter
- Soften butter slightly in the microwave so it becomes spreadable, it's ok if it's more melted.
- Add the fresh herbs and minced garlic and set aside.
Prepare the Sliders
- On a large baking sheet add enough aluminum foil to wrap the sliders completely.
- Cut slider buns/rolls in half horizontally and set the top aside. Place the bottom onto the aluminum foil.
- Spread the softened butter mixture all over the slider buns, leaving a bit to spread onto the top buns.
- Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese onto the butter mixture. Then sprinkle some black pepper over the cheese.
- Cut or break the prosciutto and deli ham into pieces and place them onto the buns.
- Add the mozzarella evenly over the deli meat, then sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the mozzarella.
- Put the top of the slider buns back on.
- Spread the remaining butter over the top of the slider buns, lightly sprinkle with a bit more black pepper and the flaky salt, then cover with the aluminum foil.
- Bake for approx 15 minutes until the cheese is melted, then uncover the slider buns and bake an additional 5 min to brown the top a bit.
- Remove the slider buns from the aluminum foil and place on serving platter. Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Gluten-Free Sliders
Gluten-free sliders are a bit more challenging to make because it’s harder to find the bread. I have had success finding these gluten-free dinner rolls  in the frozen section of Whole Foods and they work really well. The difference between these and the regular slider rolls is that there are less in the packaging and also they have a bit more bread. Since the rolls have a bit more bread you basically just increase the slices of deli meat to achieve a more balanced slider sandwich. Also, since there are less rolls the the garlic butter, cheese and herbs quantities are reduced.
Gluten-Free Mozzarella & Prosciutto Sliders
Materials
Garlic Herb Butter
- 4 tbsp Unsalted butter softened
- 1/4 tsp Fresh Thyme
- 1/4 tsp Fresh Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Fresh Parsley
- 1 Garlic clove, minced
Slider Sandwich
- 6 Gluten-Free slider buns/dinner rolls Whole Foods Brand has gluten-free dinner rolls in the frozen food section
- 4 slices Deli ham uncured or domestic ham, do not use smoked or black forest ham.
- 4 slices Prosciutto
- 1/2 tsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Black Pepper
- Flaky Salt optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400°F
Make The Garlic Butter
- Soften butter slightly in the microwave so it becomes spreadable, it's ok if it's more melted.
- Add the fresh herbs and minced garlic and set aside.
Prepare the Sliders
- On a large baking sheet add enough aluminum foil to wrap the sliders completely.
- Cut slider buns/rolls in half horizontally and set the top aside. Place the bottom onto the aluminum foil.
- Spread the softened butter mixture all over the slider buns, leaving a bit to spread onto the top buns.
- Sprinkle a layer of the mozzarella cheese over the butter mixture. Then sprinkle some black pepper over the cheese.
- Cut or break the prosciutto and deli ham into pieces and place them onto the buns.
- Add the mozzarella evenly over the deli meat, then sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the mozzarella.
- Add the black pepper over the cheese, then put the top of the slider buns back on.
- Spread the remaining butter over the top of the slider buns, lightly sprinkle with a bit more black pepper and the flaky salt, then cover with the aluminum foil.
- Bake for approx 15 minutes until the cheese is melted, then uncover the slider buns and bake an additional 5 min to brown the top a bit.
- Remove the slider buns from the aluminum foil and place on serving platter. Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
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