Healthy Ham & Cheese Sliders with Poppyseed Topping

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I grew up eating ham rolls with poppyseeds at my Grandma’s house on holidays. We typically ate it as a light dinner after having a big lunch. It’s filling and comforting, and would be great to take to a game day party as a snack. The flavors of this are surprisingly a little complex, with ground mustard and Worcestershire. I wanted to recreate the recipe I loved with the same flavors, just a bit lighter.

How did I lighten the recipe? I used Martin’s sweet potato rolls instead of King’s Hawaiian rolls. While they have the same amount of calories per serving, Martin’s is a larger roll (35g vs 28g) and has less fat and cholesterol.

I used a sliced black forest ham with less sugar, thin-sliced Swiss cheese for fewer calories, and used 3 tablespoons of butter in the topping mixture (the original recipe called for 8 tablespoons!).

Healthier Poppysed Ham Roll Sliders

1. Carefully slice the sweet rolls in half with a knife. Set the top of the rolls off to the side for a few minutes.

2. Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Then add the rolls to the bottom. Top with ham slices (layering slightly) and 2 layers of Swiss cheese. I used 9 slices of ham and 12 slices of thin Swiss cheese.

3. Add the tops of the rolls over the ham and cheese in the baking dish. Whisk together melted butter, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, poppyseeds, and spicy ground mustard (or preferred mustard flavor).

4. Brush on the butter poppyseed mixture over the top of the dinner rolls.

Cover with tinfoil and bake for 20 minutes, uncover and bake for 5 additional minutes. Serve warm!

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Yield: 12

Healthy Ham & Cheese Sliders with Poppyseed Topping

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Learn how to make a classic ham & cheese slider with poppyseed topping healthier with thin swiss cheese, sweet dinner potato rolls, low-sugar ham, and less butter than the original recipe.

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pack Martin's Sweet Dinner Potato Rolls
• 9 slices Black Forest Ham Slices
• 12 slices Thinly sliced swiss cheese
• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons poppyseeds
• 1 1/2 tablespoons spicy ground mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons onion flakes
• non-stick spray

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Carefully slice the sweet rolls in half with a knife. Set the top of the rolls off to the side for a few minutes
3. Remove tops ofthe dinner rolls and add 9 slices of ham, spread out over the rolls
4. Add 2 thin layers of cheese over the ham (12 total slices)
5. Add the top of dinner rolls over cheese and ham
6. Whisk together melted butter, poppyseeds, spicy ground mustard, worcestershire sauce, and onion flakes. Once mixed, spread evenly over top of the dinner rolls.
7. Cover baking pan or Pyrex dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 20 minutes, remove the tin foil, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
8. Serve while warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 174Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 285mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 12g

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