These simple and fast poppy seed ham and cheese sliders are perfect to use up all that leftover ham after your holiday gathering! And if you are like me, leftovers are welcome in my house and even the kids don’t complain when we make these!

A terrific thing about this recipe is that it’s a fast and fun meal to have at home, but it also makes a terrific dish to bring to potlucks and picnics – when you are not using leftover ham! This Pyrex baking dish set is perfect for making ham and cheese sliders. You can use the smaller dish if you’re preparing the meal at home and the larger dish if you’re planning to make more for a larger crowd.

Ingredients for Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - ingredients: buns, ham slices, cheese slices, etc.

4 buns
16 slices of cheese (cheddar or provolone recommended)
8 slices of ham
½ cup butter
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp poppy seeds
1 tsp brown sugar
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder

Instructions for Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders:

Gather all the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180° C (350° F)

Cut the buns in half and put the lower pieces on an oven-safe dish.

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - lower half of buns in dish

Place one slice of cheese on each lower bun half.

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - cheese slices on buns

Then layer the slices of ham on top of the cheese slices. Place the remaining cheese slices on top of the ham.

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - ham on cheese slices on buns

Cover with the top of the buns.

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - sliders before being cooked

Whisk melted butter with mustard, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds, garlic powder, and onion powder.

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - sauce

Use a basting brush to garnish the top of the buns with the sauce. You can also just pour the sauce over the buns.

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - sliders with sauce before being cooked

Bake in the oven at 180° C (350° F) for about 20 minutes.

Poppy Seed Ham and Cheese Sliders - three cooked sliders in dish

Side Dishes and Desserts for Your Ham and Cheese Sliders

This rainbow fruit salad is a fun one to make (and you don’t need to add the Rolos or marshmallows if it’s not St. Patricks Day).
If you know you’re going to be out all day, you can prepare this broccoli salad ahead of time.
These chocolate striped cookies go well as a dessert with your ham and cheese sliders (since you’ve got the oven on already).