Turkey and Cheese Sliders

Name: Turkey and Cheese Sliders
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 serving
Ingredients: 12 count package King's Hawaiian Original Sweet Rolls; 2 cups shredded leftover turkey or sliced deli turkey; 1 cup cranberry sauce*; 8 slices Swiss cheese; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon poppy seeds

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
12
Calories
198 kcal
Course
Lunch
Cuisine
American

Turkey and Cheese Sliders

Jade Rice

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Juicy turkey, Swiss cheese, and cranberry sauce all nestled in soft Hawaiian rolls that are brushed with butter and topped with poppy seeds for the BEST turkey sliders! FAST, EASY, and takes advantage of leftover turkey! Deli turkey also works. ❤️🧡💛

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Ingredients

Servings

12 count package King's Hawaiian Original Sweet Rolls
2 cups shredded leftover turkey or sliced deli turkey
1 cup cranberry sauce* homemade or store bought
8 slices Swiss cheese or more if desired (Provolone, Havarti, or Mozzarella may be substituted(
2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
1 teaspoon poppy seeds

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9 x 13" baking dish or metal baking pan with cooking spray. Tip - If you're using a metal baking pan, I like to line my pan with nonstick foil for easier cleanup; set aside.
Either sliced the Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally so you will have a bottom "slab" and then a top "slab" OR separate the rolls and slice each one and a half horizontally. Note - I find the first "slab" method easier because you don't have to be as precise about the placement of the remaining ingredients. However, slicing the final baked sliders is a bit easier with the second method.
Place the bottom half of all the rolls in your baking pan and then evenly sprinkle the cooked shredded turkey over the rolls.
Evenly spread the cranberry sauce over the turkey, making sure to use whole berry sauce or thicker cranberry sauce, and nothing that is watery.
Evenly layer the cheese over the top. Tip - If you like cheese, you can easily add a few extra slices, or you can even almost double the amount of cheese. Note that if you do double it, it may not fully melt, which is fine.
Place the tops of the rolls over the cheese.
Evenly brush the tops of all the rolls with the melted butter. Tip - For extra buttery sliders, you can double or triple the amount of butter.
Evenly sprinkle with poppy seeds, cover tightly with foil, and bake covered for 15 minutes.
Remove the baking pan from the oven, peel back the foil and bake for about 5 minutes uncovered, or until the tops of the rules are likely golden browned. Tip - Make sure to keep a close eye on the rolls in the last few minutes of baking so that they do not burn because Hawaiian bread is prone to burning.
Serve immediately. Sliders are best served warm and fresh but leftover sliders will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months, noting that they will not have the same texture, and will likely become soggier as time passes, or during the thawing process.

Notes

*I have a few homemade cranberry sauce recipes:
Cabernet Cranberry and Blueberry Sauce – Move over, boring cranberry sauce! Cranberries are so much better with blueberries and wine! Make your own fresh cranberry and blueberry sauce in 30 minutes. It’s so easy, everyone loves it, a hands-down Averie Cooks reader favorite for almost a decade!
Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Apples – Fast and easy homemade cranberry sauce that’s made with cranberries, apples, apple cider, cinnamon sticks, and allspice. A lovely balance of sweet-yet-tart with warmly spiced flavors!
Cabernet Cranberry and Currant Sauce – Make your own easy homemade cranberry sauce in 30 minutes! This unique cranberry sauce recipe is especially great because of the wine!
Cranberry Pineapple Mango Preservatives – Much more uniquely flavorful than traditional cranberry sauce from the addition of pineapple, mango, cinnamon, and ginger, which sweetly spice and enhance fresh cranberries and made in just half an hour!
Store bought is also fine. If you’re going this route, opt for a tried-and-true cranberry sauce that you know you like. The chunkier the better, in my opinion. Whole berry is best.
Tips: Whatever cranberry sauce you use, I recommend only using the thickest and chunkiest parts of the sauce. If it’s watery, drain off the water and opt for the thickest part of the sauce. You don’t want excess water literally water-logging your sliders.

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Serving 1 Calories 198kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 11g (4%) Protein 14g (28%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 54mg (18%) Sodium 156mg (7%) Sugar 8g (16%)