Baked Ground Turkey Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls

Close-up of a baked ground turkey slider with melted cheese and herbs nestled in a soft, browned Hawaiian roll. Surrounding sliders are slightly out of focus, with a sprig of parsley adding a fresh touch on the side.

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Baked Ground Turkey Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls

With gooey white cheddar and lean turkey sausage, these Ground Turkey Sliders are the perfect healthy appetizer or quick dinner.

Cook Time30

Total Time30

Course: dinner, lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: burger, turkey

Servings:

Calories: 448kcal

Author: Mika Kinney

Equipment

1 skillet
1 9x11 pan or sheet pan
1 small bowl

Ingredients

Slider

1 pound ground turkey
¼ cup cottage cheese
2 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
⅛ cup white onion diced or yellow onion
12 Hawaiian rolls or brioche mini buns
8 slices white cheddar or gruyere or yellow cheddar

Garlic Butter

1 tablespoon butter melted
1-2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon parsley minced or dried
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Brown the 1 pound ground turkey in a medium skillet. When it's almost done, mix in the 2 tablespoon ketchup, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook till done.
Mix in the ¼ cup cottage cheese and 2 of the 8 slices white cheddar until melted.
Slice the 12 Hawaiian rolls (while still intact) horizontally. Pour the turkey mixture over the bottom buns, top with ⅛ cup white onion diced and the remaining 6 of the 8 slices white cheddar. Top with the top buns.
Make the garlic butter mixture by combining 1 tablespoon butter melted, 1-2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon parsley, and Salt and pepper to taste (about a pinch). Brush this over the top of the buns.
Bake for 10 minutes and then cover with foil and bake for another 10 minutes. Then enjoy!

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Notes

Expert Tips

Add the flavor before the cheese: This ensures it’s fully mixed with the turkey before you try mixing in the cheese.
Cover with foil: This helps to protect the garlic from burning.
Use a larger pan: Using a pan that’s larger than sliders makes it so much easier for people to grab these pull-apart mini burgers. This could be a sheet pan large casserole dish.
Use fresh garlic: With this garlic butter, it’s super important to use fresh garlic since the flavor is front and center.
To keep the filling in the bun: This is somewhat inevitable and part of the beauty of this recipe. But, to keep it inside, keep the filling inside the edge of the rolls by about ½”-1”.

Storage & make-ahead tips

Fridge

To store these in the fridge, simply cover and store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. They will start to get a bit soggy after day 2 but still tasty!

Freezer

You can definitely freeze these! Just bake them and let them cool completely, then cover them with plastic wrap and foil (double layer). Freezer for up to 3 months and reheat directly from frozen in the oven.

Make ahead

To make this dish ahead of time, it depends on how long in advance you need them. Either assemble it up to 1 day in advance and bake right before serving or make the components up to 3 days in advance and assemble and bake when ready.

Reheating

To reheat these, pop them in the oven covered to reheat for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees.

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