Ham Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sliders have layers of gooey cheese, sliced deli ham, and scrambled eggs piled on rolls! This breakfast recipe can be made the night before and baked in the oven! These sliders make weekday breakfasts easy, weekend brunch lazy, and are perfect on the go breakfast for the busiest days!
Easy Weekday Breakfast Recipes
This post was originally published 2/2015 and was updated on 6/2019 to include new photos and tips. I also updated the recipe to include nutritional information and more specific amounts, although it can still easily be adapted to make as many or few sliders as you’d like.
Mornings on the farm typically start pretty early and are usually hectic! My family probably looks like a bunch of scattering cats. Justin heads out to the farm to make his rounds. He has to check on the cows, the baby calves, the irrigation water, and all the guys. Our milking barn runs twenty-four hours a day. It NEVER shuts down. NEVER! I’m not sure why it happens but cows love to have babies, get out of their pens, and get into mischief especially at night! Justin is always anxious to get out of the door in the morning!
These easy breakfast sandwiches are perfect for those “get out the door quick” mornings because I can hand a slider to my family on their way out the door knowing they at least got their bellies full for the morning! Full of gooey cheese, plenty of ham for the meat lovers in my family, and of course those toasty rolls slathered in butter!
How to Make Breakfast Sliders?
Breakfast sliders are really easy to make!
- Scramble eggs. They stay on the rolls better if you keep the scrambled eggs in one piece instead of making them crumbly.
- Leave rolls in together and slice you rolls in half lengthwise. Set the bottom half of rolls in a greased baking pan. Check out my Make Ahead Pepperoni Pizza Sliders video to see it! I almost always use Rhodes frozen dinner rolls. You can also use Kings Hawaiian Rolls.
- Set a slice of cheese on rolls.
- Add sliced deli ham (you can also use sausage, bacon, or a combination)
- Add a layer of scrambled eggs.
- Set another slice of cheese on top.
- Brush with a buttery sauce.
- Refrigerate to make them later, or bake.
How to Make Sliders Ahead of Time
Make-ahead is one of the BEST things about this breakfast recipe! Because let’s face it, who wants to get out of bed any earlier than necessary? Not me! Probably not you!
- Assemble sliders.
- Cover tightly with foil or plastic wrap so they don’t dry out.
- Refrigerate if you’ll be baking them in the next day or two.
- Bake Sliders when you’re ready for them.
How to freeze sliders
If you really want to be ahead of the game get a batch of these sliders in the freezer and you’ll be set!
- Assemble sliders
- Bake them
- Let them cool until about room temperature.
- Cut sliders in individual servings.
- Flash freeze – freeze for about 30 minutes.
- Remove sliders from the freezer and put sliders in Freezer Bags {Amazon Affiliate Link}
- How long can you freeze sliders? Freeze for up to a month. We’ve found sliders in the back of the freezer that has been there for over three months and they were still pretty darn good!
How to reheat frozen sliders
- Remove sliders from the bag.
- Cover with a damp paper towel.
- Microwave for 1 minute.
- Check to see if it is warm all the way through.
- If it needs to be heated more, continue microwaving in 20-second intervals.
Other Slider Recipes
We are in love with sliders at our house! Maybe because sliders always involve plenty of melted cheese, meat, and buttered bread! What’s not to love! Here’s a list of our favorite lunch, dinner, and even a dessert slider recipe!
- Hot Ham and Cheese Sliders
- Make Ahead Pepperoni Pizza Sliders
- Easy Spaghetti Sliders
- Wrangler Roast Beef Sliders
- Hotdog Sliders (perfect for a crowd)
- Cranberry Turkey Sliders (perfect for using Thanksgiving leftovers)
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake Sliders
Grab the Ham Egg and Cheese Breakfast Slider Recipe
If you’re looking for an easy breakfast recipe or a crowd…THIS breakfast sandwich recipe is it! It’s easy to make a lot of these or just a few. Regardless of how many you make you’ll fall in love with them!
Ham Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sliders
Ingredients
For the Sliders
- 12 dinner rolls
- 9 eggs
- 2 T. milk
- 1 T. butter
- 9 slices cheddar cheese
- 18 slices of deli ham
Butter for the Tops
- 1/4 c. butter melted
- 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp. onion powder or to taste
- 3/4 T. spicy mustard
- 3/4 tsp. poppy seeds
Instructions
For the Sliders
- Whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper together. In a skillet, over medium heat, melt 1 T. butter and scramble eggs until set. (I like to let the eggs set in one flat piece instead of crumbles. This helps the eggs to stay in the sandwiches without falling out.)
- Cut rolls in half. Place bottom halves in greased baking 9 x 13 baking pan.
- Set scrambled eggs on the rolls in prepared pan.
- Nex, layer ham over scrambled eggs.
- Set a slice of cheese over ham.
- Replace tops of rolls on sliders.
Butter for brushing on the tops
- Melt 1/4 cup butter. Add poppy seeds, mustard, onion powder and Worcestershire sauce.
- Brush over tops of rolls.
- At this point you can cover and refrigerate the sliders or bake them right now.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Lara says
So good. Everyone at my party loved these and I was asked for the recipe.
Amy Engberson says
They are perfect for parties! I’m glad they were a hit!
Gina says
I’m exited to make this for a crowd. Could it be assembled and stored in fridge for two days before baking it?
Amy Engberson says
I’ve made these sliders the night before serving them and it worked great. I’ve never made them a couple of days in advance, but I bet it would work fine!
Charles Franks says
I found that by freezing the roll first for about 30 minutes, makes cut the rolls
easier and without crush the rolls. Awesome . Thanks
Amy Engberson says
That’s a great suggestion! Freezing it for a few minutes would make cutting the rolls so much easier! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Sandy says
This sounds great but I never could find the recipe. I looked for the link you mentioned (at the bottom of this page) to someone else that was looking but only found links to other sites.
Amy Engberson says
I’ve updated the recipe and you should be able to find it at the bottom of the post. Let me know if it’s not working for you and I’ll be sure to get it to you!
Erin says
Is the white cheese in the picture white cheddar cheese?
Amy Engberson says
Hi Erin! It’s actually Swiss cheese! Sometimes I use traditional yellow cheddar. White cheddar, pepper jack, or colby jack would also be tasty options!
Kathy says
I never could find the recipe for the breakfast sliders. Please let me know how to get it.
Amy Engberson says
Hi Kathy! There is a link at the bottom of the page that will take you to the next page, then you will need to click on one more link at the bottom of that page. The recipe is on page 3 of this post. It’s a little bit of a hastle and needs to be fixed. Thanks for being patient! These sliders are worth clicking through for!
Missy says
What type of mustard do you recommend?
Thanks!
Amy Engberson says
Hi Missy! I’m not really partial to a brand, any mustard will work great! I’ve even used dijon mustard before and it works great! Enjoy!
Sundee says
Amy. What kind of dinner rolls do you use? Have you tried Hawaiian sweet rolls? I’m just curious what you use. Thanks! Sundee
Amy Engberson says
Hi Sundee! I usually use Rhodes frozen rolls. I thaw them and bake according to package directions, then use them for making sliders. Since I live a long ways from the grocery store it’s handy for me to be able to grab rolls out of the freezer and be make sliders without having to go to the grocery store. Hawaiian rolls would be fantastic too!