Cuban Sliders are delicious dill pickle ham and cheese sliders. They take 30 minutes to make, only need 9 ingredients and are absolutely perfect to bring to picnics!
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Why this Cuban Sliders Recipe is a Keeper
I love this recipe for shredded pork sliders because it’s fun, can feed a crowd and is great to bring to a pool party or game day parties.
- 30 Minute Meal: These Cuban appetizers can easily be made in 30 minutes.
- Easy Ingredients: Individual sliders only need a few ingredients to make including cheese, meats and a package of Hawaiian rolls.
- Family Friendly: Everyone, especially the kids, are going to love these sliders are loaded with ham.
- Adaptable: Feel free to customize this recipe to make it your own version of a Cuban.
- Makes Great Leftovers: Leftover ham can make a lovely cold snack with cheese slices.
If you’re looking for more delicious pork recipes, try these Marinated Grilled Pork Loin, Pork Burgers and Chipotle Pork Tenderloin Sliders.
Why Do they Call this Sandwich a Cuban?
Cuban sandwiches are called Cubans for one reason and that’s because they originated in Cuba! They popped up in the U.S. in Florida. Cuban sliders are loaded with roast pork and ham with Swiss cheese and pickles.
Ingredient Notes for a Cuban Sandwich
You will need a handful of ingredients to make these traditional Cuban sandwiches. They’re all really easy to find at the store or your local deli making these super easy to make!
- Pulled Pork: Use prepared pulled pork, without the barbeque sauce.
- Ham: Black forest ham, honey ham or any thinly sliced ham would be great with cheese and pickles.
- Slider Buns: We are using a king’s Hawaiian package of rolls but feel free to use potato rolls, poppy seed buns, dinner rolls, Cuban bread or any homemade rolls.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions
There are a few different ways to spice up these delicious sliders. Feel free to add sauces or swap out for different cheeses.
- Dijon Sauce: Yellow mustard or a Dijon mustard sauce would be a delicious topping for these sweet rolls.
- Different Cheese: Instead of Swiss, try using gruyere, pepper jack cheese or provolone cheese on top of the sliced ham.
Special Equipment Needed for this Game Day Sandwich
- Slow Cooker: If you would like to cook your own ham and pulled pork, which would be great for making a lot of sliders, I’d recommend using a slow cooker for these Hawaiian bread sliders!
Pro Tip for Delicious Sliders
Warm up the pulled pork and ham slightly before assembling for even heat distribution in the pulled pork sliders.
How to Make Cuban Sliders in the Slow Cooker
Make this Cuban sliders recipe in just 3 easy steps. These pork sliders on Hawaiian rolls are the perfect Hawaiian bread sliders of the classic Cuban sandwich.
These are the basic steps for making Slow Cooker Cuban Sliders. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Preheat Oven and Prep Baking Dish
Preheat oven to 350°F. Keeping slider rolls attached to each other, use a serrated knife to slice the rolls in half horizontally. Place the bottom half of the rolls in a baking pan and set the tops aside.
2. Assemble the Sliders
Spread the mustard evenly onto the bottoms of the slider rolls. Top with deli ham, pulled pork, pickles and Swiss cheese. Place the top of the rolls on top of the sandwiches.
3. Make Butter Topping and Bake
Combine the melted butter, everything bagel seasoning and all purpose seasoning in a small bowl. Evenly spoon the butter mixture over the top of the sliders, making sure each is coated.
Bake for 20 minutes covered with foil. Then, uncover and bake for an additional 5 minutes until they’re golden brown and the cheese is melted.
Cuban Appetizers Recipe FAQs
Store leftover sliders in an airtight container in the fridge for a couple days. These are best if eaten as soon as possible.
How to make a Cuban sandwich reheated is by placing them back into the oven at 350°F to get them melty.
Yes! Assemble your mini sandwiches in the baking pan, use some plastic wrap to cover and throw them in the fridge overnight to bake the next day.
I would not recommend freezing leftovers as they’re best as fresh as possible.
Expert Tips for Making This Cuban Sliders Recipe
- Double This Recipe: This is a great recipe for a crowd. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into two baking dishes before baking.
- Panini Press: Use a sandwich press to toast the outside of your sliders before baking.
- Do Not Overfill: Don’t overfill the rolls or they will get soggy and fall apart.
- Other Meat: Use different meat such as salami or any other deli meat your family enjoys.
What to Serve with Cubano Pork Sliders
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Slow Cooker Cuban Sliders
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Ingredients
Sliders
- 12 Hawaiian dinner rolls
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- ¾ pound Sliced deli ham
- 1 pound Prepared pulled pork, without BBQ Sauce
- 12 slices Swiss cheese
- 24 Dill pickle chips
Butter Topping
- 4 tablespoons Melted butter
- 1 teaspoon All Purpose Seasoning Blend
- 2 tablespoons Everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Keeping slider rolls attached to each other, place in a 9×13 baking dish. Use a serrated knife to slice through the center of the rolls so that you have a top layer and a bottom layer. Set the top layer aside.
- Spread the mustard evenly onto the bottom half of the slider rolls.
- Top with deli ham, pulled pork, pickles and swiss cheese.
- Place the top layer of the rolls on top of the sandwiches.
- Combine the butter topping ingredients in a small bowl.
- Evenly spoon the butter mixture over the rolls making sure each slider is coated.
- Cover with foil and baking for 20 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Christina’s Notes
- Double This Recipe: This is a great recipe for a crowd. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into two baking dishes before baking.
- Panini Press: Use a sandwich press to toast the outside of your sliders before baking.
- Do Not Overfill: Don’t overfill the rolls or they will get soggy and fall apart.
- Other Meat: Use different meat such as salami or any other deli meat.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Nutrition
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This recipe is my personal adaption of an ethnic-inspired recipe. It is not intended to be an authentic recipe. I’ve recreated this recipe because I enjoy the flavors and I want to encourage my readers to expand their tastes and try new flavor combinations. The recipe, ingredients, and processes may have been adapted to make the recipe accessible to the average American. I have provided links to authentic versions of the recipe in the post above. I encourage you to visit these pages and learn more about the traditional version(s) of this recipe.
Nice post
Rats I can’t believe I missed the giveaway! Hmph! Summer is so busy! But I love this yummy recipe! Can’t wait to try it! 🙂
This is definitely one I need to make. They look so good and it’s perfect for busy days with (home)school starting back up.
Wow! Those look delicious, and would make a great party sandwich.
These look so good. I don’t normally go for a recipe with a lot of ingredients, but this one I will try.
I love your slow cooker series. I can get all my recipes here for dinner.