Name: Pizza Burger Sliders
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 dinner rolls; 1 lb. ground beef; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 14 oz. pizza sauce; 4 oz. sliced mozzarella; 2 Tablespoons butter; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

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Pizza burger sliders have big pizza flavor, gooey cheese and a slightly crisp garlic bread style exterior. They are a fun dinner or game day appetizer.

Hand holding pizza burger slider with melty cheese and garlic butter coated bun.

Get that pizza flavor you love in a cute little slider package. These fun sandwiches are easy to make and taste amazing.

Whether you are looking for a fun hearty appetizer, game day snack or fun dinner entree, you are in the right place. These sliders are super simple but oh so good.

They are a fun miniature version of the pizza burgers we all love so much. The resulting little sandwiches are perfect for so many occasions.

Making the sliders

Start by browning a pound of ground meat. I used ground venison this time, but ground beef, ground turkey or even some bulk sausage would work wonderfully.

Add a can of pizza sauce and you are well on your way to tasty sliders. Pile the meat on top of halved dinner rolls.

Skillet filled with browned ground meat and pizza sauce.

Layering meat and cheese over dinner rolls.

Most sliders are made on Hawaiian rolls. That would be absolutely delicious here too, some of our favorite Italian subs are made on a sweeter bread.

However, my husband isn’t a huge fan. So I used butter rolls instead.

Potato rolls or your favorite dinner rolls would also work. Layer slices of mozzarella cheese on top of the meat then add to top of the rolls.

Pizza burger slider on plate with pan of remaining sliders in background.

Brush the tops with garlic butter and cover your fan with foil. Bake until the sandwiches are melty and then take the foil off to toast the tops a bit.

The resulting sandwiches are soft and cheesy on the inside with a bit of a buttery crunch on the outside. They are lick your fingers delicious.

More great sandwich ideas

Maid-rites are a super quick and easy dinner that your family is sure to love. Maid-Rite restaurants are a staple in Iowa and throughout the Midwest, now you can have one of these classic sandwiches at home no matter where you live!

Chicken Parmesan sandwiches are a perfect busy night dinner. The chicken cooks in the slow cooker all day so all you have to do is shred and assemble when you get home!

Hand holding slider filled with saucy meat mixture, melted cheese and garlic butter on top.

Tender juicy Italian beef is possible in a fraction of the time with help from a pressure cooker. This is a dinner they’ll request over and over.

Use your slow cooker to get tender flavorful Greek chicken filling that is perfect for pita pockets. You’ll be surprised how few ingredients and how little effort it takes!

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Yield: 12 Sliders