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Few pairings are as beloved as ham and cheese! Savory ham and melty cheese in a sandwich are truly a match made in heaven. And it doesn't get more heavenly than Ham & Cheese Sliders! Each slider, brushed with melted butter, is filled with the classic meat-and-cheese (using smoky, creamy Gruyère), a rich cream sauce, and sweet and tangy honey mustard all within a fluffy roll. Thankfully, Ham & Cheese Sliders make enough for a crowd, because everyone deserves (and is going to want) a sandwich this good!
Few pairings are as beloved as ham and cheese! Savory ham and melty cheese in a sandwich are truly a match made in heaven. And it doesn't get more heavenly than Ham & Cheese Sliders! Each slider, brushed with melted butter, is filled with the classic meat-and-cheese (using smoky, creamy Gruyère), a rich cream sauce, and sweet and tangy honey mustard all within a fluffy roll. Thankfully, Ham & Cheese Sliders make enough for a crowd, because everyone deserves (and is going to want) a sandwich this good!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 12 Hawaiian sweet rolls split
- 1 pound deli ham thinly sliced
- 8 ounces Gruyère cheese shredded
- 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Grease a 7x11-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the raw flour smell disappears, about 1 minute.
- Slowly whisk in the milk.
- Bring the milk mixture to a boil while whisking constantly.
- Reduce the heat to medium and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 4-5 minutes.
- Transfer the sauce mixture from the heat.
- Stir the salt and the nutmeg into the sauce.
- Stir the mustard and the honey together in a separate small bowl.
- In a small, microwavable bowl, melt the remaining butter on high heat until melted, about 20 seconds.
- Arrange the bottom halves of the Hawaiian rolls in the prepared baking dish.
- Spread the bottom halves of the rolls evenly with the honey mustard.
- Add the ham, the milk sauce, and the cheese to the baking dish, evenly placing them atop the honey mustard layer.
- Replace the tops of the rolls.
- Brush the tops evenly with the remaining melted butter.
- Sprinkle with the parsley.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake until the cheese is melted and the rolls are golden, about 5 minutes.
- Serve.
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