Cold Ham and Cheese Camping Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls Recipe
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Jump to RecipeThis cold ham and cheese camping sliders with Hawaiian rolls recipe is an easy, inexpensive, make-ahead meal idea the whole family will love! Great for road trips or camping, these sliders are great to enjoy for a quick lunch or dinner that you can make and serve on-the-go.
These sliders make a wonderful camping meal you can prep ahead of time, and add your favorite condiments and toppings before serving. This recipe is also great for a crowd, and you can double or triple this recipe if you are feeding a group.
Want more easy make-ahead recipes? Try our copycat Costco tortellini pasta salad recipe, lemon couscous salad recipe, and our favorite copycat Trader Joe’s bruschetta sauce recipe.
I recently did my first big family camping weekend in Canada, and chose to make these delicious sliders as one of the lunches for the weekend. We needed to keep the ham and cheese cool for a few days (we opted to get a fantastic Canyon cooler!) but these sliders were a big hit.
Start by slicing the Hawaiian rolls, then adding the meat and cheese to the bread. You can store the sliders this way for a few days, and add condiments (mustard and mayo) and lettuce & tomatoes right before serving to keep them fresh. These sliders pair well with bean salad or other camping side dishes like our favorite Mediterranean pasta salad you can make ahead of time.
Why This Recipe Works
- These sliders are hearty, tasty, and have a wonderful sweet/savory combination.
- A great crowd-pleaser recipe everyone will love.
- Customize these with your favorite sandwich condiments or toppings.
- An inexpensive and
Ingredients You’ll Need
Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!
The base of this recipe is Hawaiian rolls. You can buy a 12-pack and slice them in half to add your meat, cheese, condiments, and toppings into. Each pack of sliders makes 12 sandwiches, so these are great for a crowd.
For the meat and cheese, you have options based on your sandwich favorites! I used ham and cheese as they are my favorites, but see our substitutions below for more options.
For the sandwich condiments, I opted for mayonnaise and yellow mustard, which are classic with ham and cheese. You could opt for a vinegar and oil base, a honey mustard, or a giardia.
And for sandwich toppings, I used lettuce and tomatoes.
Additions and Substitutions
Instead of ham and cheese, you can use turkey and cheddar, roast beef and Swiss cheese, corned beef, or even peanut butter and jelly.
For other sandwich toppings, you could add thinly sliced onions, roasted bell peppers, pickles, banana peppers, or pickled carrots.
If you want something more than mayo or mustard, try other favorite condiments: pesto, hummus, tapenade or aoli.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: With a large knife, slice the Hawaiian rolls horizontally into a top and bottom sheet, for sandwiches.
Step 2: If enjoying the sliders now, add the condiments to the Hawaiian bread halves. If enjoying them later, then do not add the condiments.
Step 3: Add the meat and cheese slices to the Hawaiian bread.
Step 4: If enjoying the sliders now, top with lettuce and tomatoes.
Step 5: With a knife, slice the sliders into individual sandwiches.
Step 6: Enjoy cold, with your favorite side dishes.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! These sandwiches are like cold cut lunch sandwiches, and since the sliced ham and cheese are already cooked they are fine to enjoy cold like you would in a traditional sandwich
Yes, you can toast the ham and cheese sliders over a fire before enjoying to melt the cheese. If you do so, once you cook them, then you can open them up and add the condiments and toppings to keep them fresh.
Expert Tips
- Add the sandwich and condiment toppings only just before serving. The condiments may make the sandwiches soggy if you add them too soon.
- Mix up your meat and cheese varieties for a unique sandwich your group will love.
- If making this recipe ahead of time, prep only the bread, meat, and cheese ahead of time. The rest is best fresh.
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Cold Ham & Cheese Camping Sliders
Equipment
- Cutting Board
Ingredients
- 12 ounces Hawaiian rolls 12 count
- 12 ounces ham sliced
- 8 ounces cheese thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons mayo
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 2 large tomatoes sliced
- 2 cups lettuce shredded
Instructions
- With a large knife, slice the Hawaiian rolls horizontally into a top and bottom sheet, for sandwiches.
- If enjoying the sliders now, add the condiments to the Hawaiian bread halves. If enjoying them later, then do not add the condiments.
- Add the meat and cheese slices to the Hawaiian bread.
- If enjoying the sliders now, top with lettuce and tomatoes.
- With a knife, slice the sliders into individual sandwiches.
Notes
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- Add the sandwich and condiment toppings only just before serving. The condiments may make the sandwiches soggy if you add them too soon.
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- Mix up your meat and cheese varieties for a unique sandwich your group will love.
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- If making this recipe ahead of time, prep only the bread, meat, and cheese ahead of time. The rest is best fresh.
Nutrition
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