I first shared my recipe for Delicious Baked Sandwiches back in 2011, and since then, the number of emails and comments I’ve gotten as a result is just craziness!
This recipe has been “shared” on the internet thousands of times… and I’ve made them for our own family (plus extended family, friends, dinner guests, and random holiday functions) almost as many times over the past 10 years!
What can I say… these baked sandwiches are a HIT!
I suppose any time you mix soft rolls, melty cheese, savory meats, and lots of butter, the finished product can’t taste bad!
Add in the fact that these sandwiches only take about 10 minutes to prep AND can easily be made a full day in advance… and you literally have yourself the perfect weeknight meal.
They are also a fantastic appetizer (make them on slider buns), a delicious addition to your “game day” spread, and a great simple meal to take to others. Just make sure you bring a printed copy of the recipe because anyone who eats these WILL ask for it!
These baked sandwiches really are as amazing as they look and sound!
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In case you’re still “on the fence” about giving them a try, I want to assure you that you can mix and match almost ANY type of roll, meat, and cheese and the results will be delicious!
3 of Our Favorite Baked Sandwich Combinations:
- Ham + Swiss
- Turkey + Cheddar
- Salami/Pepperoni + Mozzarella (here’s my recipe for pizza sliders)
Use leftover meat and rolls from a big holiday meal, or deli meat and store-bought rolls of your choice.
Over the past year, I switched from store-bought rolls to my homemade whole-grain dinner rolls with excellent results!
Seriously, I can’t think of one time (over 10+ years of making these baked sandwiches) that they haven’t turned out wonderfully!
Just assemble the sandwiches, pour the melted butter sauce over top, and bake for 20 minutes — DONE!
OR, if you know you’ll be super pressed for time, assemble the sandwiches ahead of time (up to a full day in advance) and let them sit in the butter sauce in the fridge.
I’ve even assembled the sandwiches and frozen them (without the sauce) for a later date — the still tasted wonderfully fresh when pulled out of the oven!
Add this recipe for delicious baked sandwiches to your menu plan this week (and then again next week)!
You won’t regret it!
Delicious Baked Sandwiches
What do you get when you mix delicious deli meats, gooey cheese, fresh rolls, and a healthy amount of butter?
The most delicious baked sandwiches ever!
Ingredients
- 1 dozen buns or rolls
- 1/2 lb. to 3/4 lb. thinly sliced meat
- 12 slices of cheese
For the Sauce
- 1/2 c. melted butter
- 2 Tbs. honey or brown sugar
- 1 Tbs. mustard
- 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbs. poppy seeds
Instructions
- Assemble sandwiches by layering your choice of meat and cheese on buns or rolls.
- Place sandwiches in a baking pan and set aside.
- In a small saucepan or glass measuring cup, mix all ingredients for the sauce and boil or microwave until butter is melted.
- Pour sauce over sandwiches.
- Sprinkle poppy seeds over sandwiches.
- Bake now (instructions below), or refrigerate for several hours (even overnight)
- Bake at 350ºF for 20 - 25 minutes, or until the tops are brown and the cheese is melted. Cover loosely with foil if you don't want your sandwiches to get as brown.
Notes
MEAT + CHEESE:
Feel free to use any combination of meat and cheese for these delicious sandwiches. Here are a few of our favorite combinations:
- ham + swiss (Christmas leftovers)
- turkey + cheddar (Thanksgiving leftovers)
- pepperoni/salami + mozzarella (pizza slider recipe here)
BUNS:
You can honestly use any type of bun, roll, slider, or even regular sandwich bread for this recipe.
I regularly use my homemade whole-grain rolls, but previously I used Brown 'n Serve rolls or Hawaiian Rolls. I also know many people who use hamburger buns and even sliced sandwich bread!
You really can't mess this recipe up, so use whatever bread products you have in the house.
PAN SIZE:
Use the following pan sizes with each different type of bread/roll.
- Brown 'n serve rolls = 9" x 13" pan
- Hawaiian Rolls = 7" x 11" pan
- Homemade Rolls = (whatever size works best)
- Sandwich Bread = large sheet pan
LEFTOVERS:
Yes! They are amazing!
We eat these sandwiches cold in lunches the next day and they are SO good (of course, they taste great warmed up again too!)
Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 391Total Fat 23gSaturated Fat 12gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 74mgSodium 322mgCarbohydrates 28gFiber 1gSugar 7gProtein 19g
Nutritional information is approximate and does not account for additional ingredients or added toppings.
Our family loves these baked sandwiches so much I sometimes make 2 full pans so we can eat one for dinner and have the other one for lunches throughout the week.
They are surprisingly tasty cold or reheated later in the week.
I serve our sandwiches with some type of salad (this broccoli salad is a hit), a variety of fresh fruit, and sometimes roasted veggies or potato wedges.
It’s one of the few meals no one ever complains about! 🙂
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Naf Ranz says
I just made these with spare hamburger buns, a little French bread, leftover deli meat, cheese, French fried onion rings. Excellent. The sauce was delicious. Next time I will double the butter sauce to make these extra gooey.
Andrea says
Yes, you can use any type of bun or bread for these sandwiches and they will always be delicious! However, if you use larger buns or sandwich bread, it will absorb the sauce more quickly (which you realized!) so you might need to make more sauce! Glad you liked them!!
Renee says
Just have a simple question, please please. Soaking in the butter sauce, does that make the bottom bun soggy?
Andrea says
Hi Renee, The bottoms of these buns will get soggy — but truly not in a bad way. They are delicious and gooey — sometimes we eat them with a fork. The tops will be fairly crispy and I’ve never been turned off by the bottoms being a bit soggy.
Christine says
My family loved this! I made it last week using homemade whole grain bread and it was a huge hit. My daughter is making it again tonight for her dinner night and the whole house is excited! Thanks for sharing it!
Andrea says
so glad your family liked this recipe– and yay for whole grain bread!
Caroline says
Hi Andrea, I just wanted to let you know that I am always so inspired and encouraged to read your blog. I made these sandwiches for dinner tonight with homemade rolls, and they were a huge hit with even my pickiest eater! Thanks for sharing the recipe. 🙂
Andrea says
yay –we LOVE these sandwiches… so glad your family does too 🙂
Katherine Smith says
Hello,
I bought Mary B’s “Parker House Style Rolls” to make these before reading the recipe. Seems most are made with precooked rolls. Do you think after these rolls thaw, I could partially bake, then cut in half to assemble with ingredients. then back to oven with the topping? Or, start over with a different kind of roll (husband’s suggestions).
Thanks so much for the reply….Christmas Eve Plan
Andrea says
Hi Katherine — so sorry for the delayed response. I thought I responded right away, but now (almost a month later) I’m realizing that I never did. Anyway, yes, you’ll need to use some sort of already-baked rolls for this recipe… so your suggestion of baking the Mary B’s rolls and then using them for the sandwiches would be perfect. Pretty much any type of roll works! Hope you enjoyed them!
Kerlin Levesque says
Hi Andrea! I love this recipe. Its so simple to make and delicious. It has become a weekly staples at our home. Thank you for sharing it!!!
Andrea says
yay — glad you enjoy it so much (we do too!)
Thanks for sharing, Kerlin!
Candace says
Start the car. These sandwiches are epic. I have tried at least 4-5 of your recommendations so far (your USA Pans and your home made face wash to name a couple) and you’re always bang on. Maybe we have very similar needs/wants/likes? But I need to tell everyone, these sandwiches are so good it managed to please both my foodie husband AND my picky kids. (and me!) I now have this recipe printed out and in my recipe book because DANG.
Thanks Andrea, for always offering amazing advice!
Andrea says
haha — so glad you liked them, Candace 🙂
Thanks for sharing your rave reviews — I really appreciate it!
Lisa says
I can’t wait to try these! I think I will add pineapple to the ham and mozzarella sandwiches. 🙂
Andrea says
yum — that sounds fantastic!
Karen says
I make these often! Thought you’d be interested to know that I saw a similar recipe in the latest BHG – I bet they got the idea from you 🙂
Andrea says
haha — yes, I’m sure BHG stole the recipe from my little website!
In all honesty though, I’ve been making these for 12-13 years already so I certainly didn’t steal the recipe from them 🙂
Erin says
I have used these for MANY parties over the past few years and my nephew was sad the one time I didn’t make them (I definitely put them back on the menu for the next party!).
Andrea says
yay — glad you’ve enjoyed them so much!
Lori McEvoy says
Love the pics and video!
Andrea says
thanks 🙂
Lori says
Great ” first” post! Love this!!!!
Paulette says
Andrea, I served these sandwiches when you first published your recipe and they were devoured in no time. Now I prepare these anytime I’m serving finger foods. They’re always a hit. Thanks for sharing!!
Jess says
Made these tonight. Absolutely delicious!
Andrea says
yes… yes they are! SO delicious!
Chris Kantorik says
Do these freeze well?
Andrea says
I’ve frozen the sandwiches before, but never with the sauce.