Turkey Cranberry Sliders

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Quick Answer

Turkey Cranberry Sliders layer sliced turkey, cranberry sauce, and provolone inside soft rolls, then get brushed with Dijon-sage butter and baked at 350°F. Cover first to heat the centers and melt the cheese, then uncover to brown the tops.

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Leftover turkey does not need another full Thanksgiving dinner around it. It needs moisture, cheese, and bread. Cranberry sauce handles the first problem, provolone handles the second, and a slab of soft rolls turns the whole thing into twelve sandwiches in one move.

Keep the cranberry layer thin enough that it does not squeeze out with every bite. The butter on top gets Dijon and a little sage so the sliders still taste connected to the holiday without becoming stuffing between bread. This is the useful leftover recipe: fast, warm, and structurally capable of being eaten with one hand.

Prep10 minutes

Cook20 minutes

Total30 minutes

Serves12 sliders

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Servings

12 soft slider rolls or Hawaiian rolls
2 1/2 cups sliced or shredded cooked turkey
3/4 cup cranberry sauce
6 slices provolone cheese, halved
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds

Instructions

1Heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2Slice the attached slab of rolls in half horizontally and place the bottom half in the dish.
3Spread the cranberry sauce in a thin, even layer. Add the turkey and provolone, then replace the top half of the rolls.
4Whisk the melted butter, Dijon, sage, and poppy seeds. Brush over the tops of the rolls.
5Cover with foil and bake 12 minutes. Uncover and bake 6 to 8 minutes more until the cheese melts and the tops are golden.
6Rest 5 minutes before separating into 12 sliders.

Nutrition Information

Estimated per serving: 1 slider (recipe makes 12).

310Calories

18 gProtein

37 gCarbohydrates

10 gTotal Fat

5 gSaturated Fat

2 gFiber

11 gTotal Sugars

460 mgSodium

35 mgCholesterol

Estimated from the ingredients and quantities in this recipe using standard food-composition values. Brand choices, trimming, cooking loss, optional ingredients, and actual portion size can change the numbers. How we calculate nutrition estimates.

Pro Tips

Spread cranberry sauce thinly all the way to the edges instead of piling it in the center.
If the turkey is very dry, toss it with a spoonful of warm turkey gravy before layering.
Use foil first, then uncover; that sequence warms the filling without overbrowning the rolls.