These melt-in-your-mouth Baked Cheeseburger Sliders are pretty much the most delicious thing on the planet. Hawaiian slider buns are stuffed with a ground beef filling studded with chopped pickles, onion, mustard, and plenty of gooey cheddar cheese. Perfect for entertaining!
For more easy spins on classic cheeseburgers, check out this Cheeseburger Stromboli, this Chopped Hatch Pepper Cheeseburger, and these French Onion Cheeseburgers.
Baked Cheeseburger Sliders
If you make anything for your next entertaining event, let it be these baked cheeseburger sliders. They’ve officially been my favorite football/tailgating food on the planet for quite some time now, and I can’t stop eating them.
Actually, scratch that, they’re just my favorite food on the planet, period.
Well, this and these spaghetti and meatballs, this healthy chicken spaghetti, and this Easy Shrimp Alfredo.
What’s not to love? Gooey cheeseburger filling studded with salty dill pickles, tangy mustard, and savory Worcestershire sauce is sandwiched between a sweet hawaiian bun, brushed with butter, and baked until golden brown and seriously irresistible. These guys are like a mix between a sloppy joe and a traditional cheeseburger slider, but so much better.
So.much.better.
Kevin even dubbed these, “Better than White Castle,” and after my last lackluster White Castle experience a year or so ago, I’d have to agree.
Ingredients in Bake Cheeseburger Sliders
Onion and garlic. A little bit of onion and garlic goes a long way to flavor the cheeseburger sliders. If you really like a garlic flavor, add in a few more cloves.
Ground beef. You can use whatever ground beef you want. I find that you can get away with a ground sirloin since we flavor the meat with so many other ingredients. Sometimes if you use a ground beef a high in fat, it can make the sliders a bit soggy, but still delicious, of course.
Salt. I typically like to use one teaspoon of salt per pound of meat, but here, 3/4 teaspoon is plenty since a little bit of salt comes from the cheese, pickles, and Worcestershire sauce.
Worcestershire sauce. I love the savoy little something something Worcestershire adds to these cheeseburger sliders.
Mustard. Mustard may seem like kind of a weird ingredient to add to the filling, but trust me, it adds a lovely tanginess to the filling you don’t get by simply slathering the bun with mustard.
Shredded cheddar cheese. Lots of shredded sharp cheddar cheese! It’s what makes baked cheeseburger sliders SO gooey and delicious!
Pickles. I find that dill pickles work best here, but if you have a true love towards bread and butter pickles, feel free to use those as well.
Hawaiian buns. Do I even need to explain why we use Hawaiian buns here?
How to make Baked Cheeseburger Sliders
So first thing’s first. Butter your buns. Slice the Hawaiian buns in half, spread them with butter and toast them. This creates a sort of barrier between the bun and the filling so they don’t get soggy. Also, butter makes everything better.
Next, brown the ground beef and sauté the onions and garlic. Once the ground beef and onions are cooked through, drain an excess grease. Throw in the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Add in the rest of the ingredients. This includes chopped dill pickles, pickle juice, and cheddar cheese.
Assemble! Spread the filling over the toasted buns, pop in the oven and bake until hot and the cheese has melted.
Dress. Once the cheese is melted and gooey, remove from the oven, cover with chopped lettuce, tomato, and the top bun. Transfer to a platter and let your guests pull off their own sliders.
Can cheeseburger sliders be made in advance??
If you’re making baked cheeseburger sliders in advance, I’d make the filling, aside from adding the cheese and then cool it completely. Once the meat is cooled completely stir in the shredded cheese. Assemble just before serving and bake.
I will say though, I reheated them the next day in the microwave and they were OUTSTANDING. They were slightly soggy, but in the best way possible, and seriously melted in my mouth.
Easy variations
- Mix in chopped jalapeño for a little bit of spice.
- Add bacon for a spin on a bacon cheeseburger slider
- Serve with sautéed mushrooms and Swiss in place of cheddar
- For a fancier version, spread toasted buns with Boursin cheese.
Substitutions and Tips and Tricks for Recipe Success
- If you want to lighten them up a bit, swap out the ground beef for turkey and the full-fat cheese for reduced-fat
- Add in a splash of Worcestershire sauce for an extra kick of flavor.
- You could also use regular slider buns if you don’t have access to Hawaiian
- Make sure to season with plenty of salt and pepper!
- Spray baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray so they don’t stick.
For more great slider ideas, check out these posts:
- Ham & Pimento Cheese Sliders
- Mozzarella-Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Sliders
- Asian Sloppy Joe Sliders
- Cheesy Mexican Breakfast Sliders

Baked Cheeseburger Sliders
These melt-in-your-mouth Baked Cheeseburger Sliders are pretty much the most delicious thing on the planet. Hawaiian slider buns are stuffed with a hamburger filling studded with chopped pickles, onion, mustard, and plenty of cheese. Perfect for entertaining!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground sirloin
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp mustard
- 3/4 cup chopped dill pickles
- 2 tbsp pickle juice
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package hawaiian rolls
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- chopped lettuce and tomato for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a small baking sheet.
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Split hawaiian buns down the middle lengthwise, try to keep all of the buns in tact. Spread top and bottom with butter. Place the buns butter-side up in the oven and bake until toasted. Remove from the oven, set aside.
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In a large non-stick skillet, add ground sirloin, onion and garlic. Turn the heat on medium-high and cook until brown and cooked through, about five minutes. If there is any grease, drain. Reduce heat to low and add salt, worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Cook another 1-2 minutes. Turn the heat off and add pickles, pickle juice and 1 cup cheddar cheese. Stir until cheese is melted. Seaon to taste with salt and pepper.
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Place the bottom half of the buns on the greased baking sheet. Spread the filling on the bottom half of the slider buns. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Brush tops with butter. Bake until the filling is hot and the tops are golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.
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Sprinkle with lettuce and tomato. Cover with top buns.
Hi,
Awesome recipe! Thanks for sharing chopped cheeseburger sliders recipe with us. 🙂
Thank you!!
I’m totally craving these sliders for breakfast! Looks fantastic!
People just don’t understand the struggling of doing food photos/posts do they?! Haha. I’ve totally had those meals that were just not photogenic, and my friends/roommates are all like “I’m starving” and I’m “You can’t rush this.”
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I CANNOT WAIT to try these. I absolutely love your concept of great food. In my opinion, you “get” it! As I type, I am in the midst of making your Cherry Tomato and Summer Squash pasta. Fun!
Better than White Castle?! Uhm, yea duh. These things look beyond legit! Ermagherd I need to tailgate at your house!
Oh my!!! Rivaling White Castle huh?! I’ve heard those are amazing, but I’ve only tried the frozen version. I’m sure yours blow them out of the water! And who doesn’t love a messy burger??? I love the reheating dilemma. Our poor hubbies and kids…they always get reheated props. Haha!
This is a football Sunday meal for sure. I’m putting this one in the files and I’ll let you know how it turns out. Thanks!
This is great recipe for football Sunday for sure! But I would like to have those delicious burgers anytime of the week 😉
These are such a great idea, Nicole! The food is pretty much the only reason I watch football and it is always important that there is lots of cheese!
How strong is the pickle taste? My kids don’t like pickles so I’m wondering if it would still be as good if I left the chopped pickles and juice out?
The pickles are pretty prominent, you can definitely leave them out though! If you do have pickles on hand though, I’d still leave in the juice, it doesn’t taste pickle-y at all, just gives it a vinegar undertone. They’ll still be good either way!
I am so drooling now looking at those sliders
They are so good! Thanks Raymund!
I made these and the concept is good, but they need a little something more. I find funeral rolls (ham and cheese and poppy seeds) much tastier.
These sliders were amazing and simple to make. My family loved them tonight.
So glad you liked them!
i just fell in love with you.
I made these last week. They were fantastic!!! I loved them, my husband was out of his mind for them! We have had White Castle, Bates, Greens, Daly’s, every slider on the planet just about. With these being so simple and homemade, they are much better for us to! These will become one of our go-to recipes from now on, thanks Nicole!
So glad you liked them!!
Made these. Seasoned the meat differently. Left out the pickles and pickle juice. And I put mayo on the bottom half, a layer of jack cheese (for you cheese lovers) before the meat and cheddar on top with mustard on the top half of the bread. And after butter I sprinkled toasted sesame seeds on top. It was very good!
These were great!!!! Made a small few changes but wow!!!! Hubby and son thought they were awesome!! Thanks for the recipe ??❤️
So glad you liked them Judy!
Made these tonight and was surprised my daughter who doesn’t like onions or pickles liked them. Taste alot like White Castle burgers to me. I will be making these again for sure! Thank you for sharing!
Awesome! So glad your family liked them!
Made this for the Super Bowl. They were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. My boyfriend loved them so much he asked me to make more this weekend.
So glad you guys liked them Madison!
Hi! I’m thinking about making these next week for a party. What recommendations do you have for making these ahead of time?
I’m so sorry for the delay! I missed this comment! I would just make sure everything is cool before layering the meat and cheese, etc on the buns. Cover with plastic and then pop in the oven when ready to serve!
Just put these on my dinner list! Cant wait! I think I’m going to add half the pickle juice, no pickles, and maybe a litte mustard, mayo, and ketchup!
Love it!
I made these for the super bowl! I put thousand island dressing on half and everyone said they tasted like tiny Big Macs! They were delicious and simple!
Oooo I need to try to do that. Sounds amazing!
I am always so excited when I realize that I have all of the ingredients to make these! They are delicious! I would never put pickles or mustard on any of my burgers, but I gave this a try and wow! I have changed! Way to go with this recipe!