Description
Supreme sliders with layered Italian pizza flavors bring gourmet miniature sandwiches to your table. Classic ingredients and simple preparation create a crowd-pleasing appetizer perfect for game days and casual gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein and Meat:
- 1 cup cooked Italian sausage (crumbled)
- 12 slices pepperoni
Cheese and Dairy:
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) butter (melted)
Vegetables and Base:
- 12 Hawaiian slider rolls
- 12 cup (60 grams) bell peppers (diced)
- 12 cup (60 grams) red onion (diced)
- 12 cup (60 grams) black olives (sliced)
Sauces and Seasonings:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) pizza sauce
- 12 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Carefully split Hawaiian rolls horizontally, maintaining their connection, creating a unified base and top layer.
- Position the connected roll base inside a baking dish, ensuring even placement.
- Generously spread pizza sauce across the entire roll surface, creating a uniform layer.
- Strategically arrange Italian sausage, pepperoni, bell peppers, red onion, and black olives over the sauce.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese evenly across the layered ingredients.
- Delicately position the roll top over the prepared filling.
- Whisk melted butter with garlic powder and Italian seasoning until thoroughly combined.
- Brush the butter mixture generously over the roll tops, ensuring complete coverage.
- Tent the sliders with aluminum foil, creating a protective cover.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and ingredients to heat.
- Remove foil and continue baking for 5-7 minutes until tops transform to a golden-brown hue and cheese melts completely.
- Allow sliders to rest briefly, then slice and serve while warm for optimal taste and texture.
Notes
- Opt for fresh, high-quality ingredients to elevate the flavor profile of these pizza sliders.
- Customize toppings based on personal preference or dietary restrictions, such as using turkey sausage or vegetarian alternatives.
- For a crispier top, broil the sliders for 1-2 minutes after baking, watching carefully to prevent burning.
- Prepare the sliders ahead of time and refrigerate before baking, which can enhance the melding of flavors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 235 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg