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Delicious Pepperoni Pizza Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls filled with melty cheese, zesty pepperoni, and seasoned butter topping. Easy to customize, a Game Day appetizer favorite!
Why We Love Hawaiian Rolls Pizza Sliders
- Easy to Make – Slice Hawaiian rolls, top with cheese, pepperoni, and sauce, then with garlic butter and bake. Easy!
- Crowd-pleasing Flavor – Sweet rolls filled with melty cheese and zesty pepperoni are hot and flavorful, with seasoned butter topping.
- Game Day Fave – We love making 2-3 batches of these for the big game—and people love ’em, just like taco dip, air fryer onion rings, and lemon pepper wings.
Delicious Pepperoni Pizza Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls
Lately, Erik and I’ve been on a pizza kick, making pizza dip, getting pizza at sit-down restaurants, and enjoying deliciously cheap Costco pizza. The hardest part when choosing from the menu? Choosing between pizza and a hot sandwich. Today’s mouthwatering game-day perfect appetizer satisfies both of these yummy needs: Pepperoni Pizza Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls!
Made with pillowy-soft, sweet Hawaiian bread rolls, easy recipe speed-ups like store-bought marinara sauce, zesty pepperoni, and shredded mozzarella, these easy pizza sliders are topped with my homemade garlic butter parmesan topping. Hot out of the oven, Hawaiian roll pizza sliders are a crowd favorite that kids and adults love!
I love throwing these together for a sporting event at my house, for an easy dinner with ample leftovers for tomorrow, or for a satisfying lunch.
Hawaiian Rolls Pizza Sliders Ingredients
- Hawaiian rolls – I like King’s Hawaiian rolls, which go so well with butter and pizza toppings
- Sauce – Marinara sauce or pizza sauce will do
- Cheese – I like mozzarella, but you can use cheddar, provolone, and Parmesan
- Pizza toppings – pepperoni, sausage, sliced bell peppers, black olives—use your favorites!
- Pizza seasoning
- Garlic parmesan butter topping – butter, garlic, Italian seasoning, Parmesan, homemade garlic salt
How to Make Pizza Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 baking dish.
- Slice sheet of Hawaiian rolls evenly through the center, creating a sheet of tops and a sheet of bottoms. Place the bottoms into the baking dish.
- Spread pizza sauce, half the cheese, pizza toppings, remaining cheese, and pizza seasoning over the rolls. Press roll tops down on top of the layers.
- Whisk together melted butter, garlic, homemade Italian seasoning, and garlic salt. With a basting brush, brush over rolls.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 5 minutes, until top is crisp.
- Slice using the roll lines as guide. Enjoy the yummiest pepperoni pizza sliders with Hawaiian rolls!
Easy Pizza Sliders: Variations
- BBQ Chicken: sub the marinara sauce with BBQ sauce, use a blend of cheddar and mozzarella for the cheese, and top with sliced chicken breast
- Veggie Supreme: skip the meat and top with sliced green bell peppers, onions, black olives, and sliced mushrooms
- Hawaiian: top Hawaiian bread pizza sliders with ham and pineapple tidbits
Storing Instructions
Cool pizza sliders with Hawaiian rolls completely, then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-3 days. Heat in the oven or microwave before serving.
Can I Freeze This Recipe for Pizza Sliders?
Yes, you can! After cooking, cool pizza sliders on Hawaiian rolls completely, then store in a freezer-friendly container for 1-2 months.
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Pizza Sliders Recipe – Hawaiian Rolls
Ingredients
Pizza Slider Ingredients
- 1 package Hawaiian rolls, or dinner rolls (12 rolls)
- ½ cup marinara, or pizza sauce
- 16 oz shredded cheese
- ½ to ¾ cup pizza toppings, chopped bell peppers, pepperoni, black olives
- 1 teaspoon pizza seasoning
Garlic Parmesan Topping
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt, or salt, adjust to taste
- 1 ½ tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
Garnish
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with oil or nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Slice sheet of Hawaiian rolls evenly through the center, creating a sheet of tops and a sheet of bottoms. Place the bottoms into the baking dish.
- Spread each ingredient evenly over the rolls in this order: pizza sauce, half the cheese, pizza toppings, remaining cheese, pizza seasoning. Add roll tops and press down.
- Whisk together melted butter, garlic, Italian seasoning, and garlic salt in a small bowl. With a basting brush, brush over rolls. Spoon garlic leftover in the bowl over the rolls. Sprinkle with parmesan.
- Cover the baking dish with foil, not allowing foil to touch or stick to the tops of buns during baking. Bake for 18-22 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 3-5 minutes to crisp the tops.
- Slice the sliders, using the individual rolls as a guide. Serve with fresh parsley & enjoy!
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Notes
- Storing Instructions: Cool pizza sliders completely, then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-3 days. Heat before serving.
- Freezing Instructions: Cool completely, then store in a freezer-friendly container in the freezer for 1-2 months. Thaw and heat before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
