These Pulled Pork Sliders are the star of every party! Tangy and saucy pulled pork piled onto slider buns with mozzarella cheese and baked. Perfect for game days, holidays, or an easy family dinner. We start with our favorite pulled pork recipe, but we’ve got a hack to make these sliders even easier to make!
Why You’ll Love Our Pulled Pork Sliders
When we make our Pulled Pork recipe, we often use the leftovers to make these addicting and fun Pulled Pork Sliders. They’re great for parties or game days, or just a fun dinner night at home.
However, if you don’t have all day to slow cook a pork butt, you can use some help from the store and just buy pre-made barbecue pulled pork. Homemade is going to be better, of course, but the sliders will still be party worthy.
Ingredients You’ll Need
All you’ll need is a few ingredients, and we’ve even got a huge time saver for you! Scroll to the bottom of the post to the recipe card for amounts needed.
- Pulled Pork: Use our favorite pulled pork recipe, or even this cheesy pulled pork, to make these sliders, or grab a couple of packages or ready to serve pulled pork from the grocery store.
- Mozzarella Cheese: We like sliced mozzarella so it stays in place, but shredded mozzarella works too.
- Hawaiian Slider Buns: A classic slider bun option, but any slider buns will work.
- Butter: Melted butter for brushing onto the tops of the buns before baking.
- Sesame Seeds: A sprinkle of sesame seeds goes on top of the buttered buns.
How To Make Pulled Pork Sliders
Easy step by step photos here, but for a complete set of instructions head to the recipe card below.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Stir barbecue sauce into the pulled pork (if not already added). Slice the slider rolls in half lengthwise.
- Assemble: Place the bottoms of the buns on a parchment lined baking sheet. Spread the pulled pork on the buns in a even layer.
- Add Cheese: Top the pulled pork with the sliced or shredded mozzarella and then finish with the tops of the buns.
- Finish and Bake: Brush melted butter on the tops of the buns and then sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake, covered with foil for 25 minutes, then uncover and bake another 7-8 minutes until the tops of the buns are browned.
Can You Make These Sliders Ahead Of Time?
These sliders are best when made fresh. The buns will get soft as the sliders sit, and since this is such an easy recipe it’ll be a breeze to assemble and bake in time for dinner.
But if you can make the pulled pork ahead of time, of course, then assemble the sliders right before baking. Like we mentioned before, we often make these sliders after we make a batch of shredded pork, but if you want to skip that step you can find it already made at the grocery store.
Sides To Serve With Pulled Pork
Now that we’ve got the main course covered, let’s move on to the sides. There’s so much to choose from, you can also head to our Side Dishes Menu for many more options!
Variations
We already talked about this above, but yes, you can use store bought pulled pork to make this slider recipe even easier. Of course, like most things, homemade is going to be a lot better, but in a pinch, definitely save yourself some time.
Other fillings that you could use for this slider recipe could be slow cooker chicken or Italian Beef. Same process, same cooking time, just different fillings.
And of course, depending on what filling you use, you can swap out the cheese as well. If you’re using the taco chicken we mentioned above, try a pepper jack or cheddar. The Italian beef filling goes well with provolone or mozzarella.
Looking For More Slider Recipes?
- Buffalo Chicken Sliders
- Crab Salad Sliders
- Big Mac Sliders
- Bang Bang Chicken Sliders
- French Dip Sliders
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Pulled Pork Sliders
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
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Pin RecipePulled Pork Sliders are always a hit! Super tender, BBQ pulled pork piled onto slider buns and baked with mozzarella cheese. The perfect party food!
Ingredients
- 4–5 cups Pulled Pork (for a quick alternative, see note)
- 1 package (24 rolls, or 2 – 12 roll packages) Hawaiian Slider Buns
- 1 – 2 cups barbecue sauce
- 12 slices mozzarella cheese or 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice the slider rolls in half lengthwise. Place the bottoms of the buns on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Add the pulled pork to the bottom halves of the slider buns.
- Top the pulled pork with the sliced or shredded mozzarella and then add the tops of the slider buns.
- Brush the tops of the buns with the melted butter and then sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake, covered with foil for 25 minutes, then uncover and bake another 5 minutes until the tops of the buns are browned.
Recipe Notes
Our homemade pulled pork recipe is best! But in a pinch, grab store bought pulled pork to make these sliders even easier.
Store: Store leftover sliders in a container or wrapped in foil for up to 2 days.
Reheat: Wrap the sliders loosely in foil, then reheat in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until warmed through.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
