Hawaiian Roll Pull Apart Pizza Sliders

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These Pizza Sliders taste like pepperoni pizza but in a little handheld slider sandwich.

These pull-apart sliders are perfect for watching the big game, whether for the Super Bowl, March Madness, Baseball playoffs, soccer, or whichever sport you love.

These family-favorite pull-apart sliders can be served as an appetizer or as an easy weeknight dinner.

Table of Contents

• Why You’ll Love Pizza Sliders
• Equipment
• Ingredients
• How To Make Pizza Sliders
• Recipe Tips
• Variations
• FAQs
• More Slider Recipes
• Recipe
• Reviews

Why You’ll Love Pizza Sliders

• Pepperoni Pizza – These cheesy pizza sliders have all your favorite pizza flavors. It tastes like Pepperoni Pizza but in a small handheld form. It’s like an Italian Pizza Slider.
• Homemade Pizza Sauce – With Italian sausage, jarred pizza sauce, and parmesan cheese, you’ll enjoy a flavorful pizza sauce on the sliders.
• Garlic Butter Sauce Topping – adds a delicious garlic sauce to top off the sliders, making the slider buns taste like garlic bread!
• Handheld Sandwich – It’s easy to eat in a small sandwich form. You don’t have to worry about a slice of floppy pizza.

Equipment

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• Baking Dish
• Small Bowl
• Aluminum foil

Ingredients

Below, I discuss the ingredients and possible substitutions if you don't have a specific ingredient. However, if you are looking for the specific measurements of each ingredient, scroll down to the bottom of this article, just above the comments, for the printable recipe card, which includes all the ingredients and the specific amounts of each one.

Pizza Sauce:

• Ground Italian sausage - You can use either regular or spicy Italian sauce based on your preference.
• Pizza sauce - You could also use spaghetti sauce, marinara sauce, or tomato sauce
• Parmesan cheese - you'll need grated parmesan cheese - preferably freshly grated.

Pizza Sliders:

• Hawaiian Rolls - Fluffy, soft Hawaiian rolls add so much to the taste and texture of these sliders. Of course, you can use any soft dinner rolls or Hawaiian sweet rolls.
• Provolone cheese - Add that Italian provolone flavor to these sliders.
• Pepperoni - It's not Pizza Sliders without Pepperoni slices.
• Mozzarella cheese - The melty shredded mozzarella cheese really reinforces the pizza flavor and texture. However, if you want to take these over, use fresh mozzarella instead.
• Oregano - I used dried oregano as a garnish on top. If you like, you could use Italian Seasoning instead to add additional flavor.

Slider Topping:

• Butter - You'll need melted butter for the garlic butter sauce to pour over the top of the Hawaiian roll sliders.
• Basil - Finely chop fresh basil for the best flavor for this topping.
• Garlic Powder - I recommend using garlic powder and not garlic salt, but you could use garlic salt if you prefer.
• Onion Powder - Use dried onion powder.
• Parmesan Cheese - Freshly grated parmesan adds the best flavor.

How To Make Pizza Sliders

Make The Pizza Sauce

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside,
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the sausage, breaking it up into crumbles until there is no pink left, 8-10 minutes. Drain excess grease if there is any.
3. Stir in the pizza sauce and parmesan cheese, take off the heat.

Assemble The Sliders

1. Place the bottom half of the rolls, cut side up, into the prepared baking dish.
2. Layer the sliced provolone on top of the rolls.
3. Add the sauce and spread it out in an even layer.
4. Layer the slices of pepperoni on top of the sauce. 
5. Top with the mozzarella and sprinkle on the oregano.
6. Place the top of the rolls on top.

Make The Garlic Butter Sauce For The Topping

1. In a small bowl, stir the butter, basil, garlic powder, and onion powder until combined. 
2. Brush the topping all over the tops of the rolls; use it all! Cover with nonstick foil or spray a piece of foil with nonstick cooking spray and place over the baking dish.

Bake The Pizza Sliders

1. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil. Sprinkle the parmesan on top and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
2. Let the sliders cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then cut along the seams and serve.

Recipe Tips

• These pull-apart pizza sliders are messy yet great for a party or any weeknight meal.
• This is an outstanding slider recipe with two types of cheeses and a saucy sausage pizza sauce.
• You can use mozzarella or pepperoni; it’s totally up to you.
• I like to get block mozzarella and shred it by hand because it melts better.
• Experiment with this recipe as a base; use your favorite pizza toppings!
• Keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, and freeze for up to 3 months.

Variations

• Meatball Pizza Sliders
• Chicken Parmesan Sliders
• Caprese Pizza Sliders

FAQs

More Slider Recipes

• Spaghetti and Meatball Sliders
• Meatball Sliders
• Chicken Parmesan Sliders
• Reuben Sliders

For more Slider recipe ideas, check out these Top 25 Game Day Sliders Recipes! If you are looking for an Italian appetizer, check out this beautiful and delicious Burrata Board!

For a Hawaiian inspired main dish, try my Crock Pot Hawaiian Pork Chops!

Be sure to make these sliders, leave a comment, and let me know how you like them!

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