Easy Italian Sliders (Incredibly Delicious!)
These Italian Sliders are everything you love about an Italian sub, turned into the ultimate hand-held favorite. Made on the classic King's Hawaiian rolls, they're piled high with layers of Italian meats, cheeses, and lettuce with a sub dressing that'll blow your taste buds away. After two decades of football parties, few recipes have earned rave reviews like these.
Servings: 24 sliders
Calories: 217kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Butter Mixture
- 24 pack Hawaiian rolls
- 4 tablespoon butter melted
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
Filling
- 10 oz turkey
- 4 oz salami
- 4 oz pepperoni
- 12 slices provolone cheese
Toppings
- 1 head lettuce very thinly sliced - about 4 cups
- ½ red onion thinly sliced - rinsed in cold water
- 2 tomatoes thinly sliced
- 1½ tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon basil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ⅓ cup pepperoncini minced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Put onion in a bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside.½ red onion
- Mix melted butter and seasonings together in a bowl. Set aside.4 tablespoon butter, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon oregano, ½ teaspoon salt
- Remove Hawaiian buns from the bag without separating. Using a long serrated knife, cut the rolls in half being careful to keep them all intact. Place on a 13x18 inch sheet pan with the bottom cut side up and the cut side of the top, down. Brush the tops and the cut face of the buns with butter. *See photo in post. Place in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until toasted and butter has absorbed. **To be clear, the buns get toasted and then the sandwiches get assembled.24 pack Hawaiian rolls
- While the rolls are in the oven, make the dressing in the bottom of a medium bowl. Add the lettuce and mix together.1½ tablespoon red wine vinegar, 3 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon honey, ½ teaspoon basil, ½ teaspoon oregano, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon pepper, ⅓ cup pepperoncini, 1 head lettuce
- Remove from oven and assemble: turkey, pepperoni, salami, cheese, tomato, onion, and lettuce. Place the top buns back on and cut into individual sandwiches.10 oz turkey, 4 oz salami, 4 oz pepperoni, 12 slices provolone cheese, 2 tomatoes
Notes
Tips & Tricks
- When slicing the buns horizontally, work hard to keep the rolls intact.
- Be sure that all the liquid butter has absorbed into the rolls before removing from the oven so that they rolls do not become soggy.
- Texture is really important in this sandwich. Be sure that the meats, cheese, onion, lettuce, and tomatoes are all thinly sliced.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slider | Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 460IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg
