Roast Beef & Cheddar Sliders

Roast Beef & Cheddar Sliders have thinly sliced roast beef topped with a creamy cheddar cheese sauce as well as Arby’s sauce. The slider rolls are toasted with everything bagel seasoning on top for an extra zesty taste.

Game Day Party Roast Beef and Cheddar Sliders

Anytime we host a game day party, we like to serve a wide variety of hearty ‘finger foods’ to satisfy everyone’s different tastes and food preferences. Our Roast Beef and Cheddar Sliders are always a crowd favorite.

Tender sliced roast beef is pilled up on soft slider rolls with two kinds of sauce – a creamy cheddar cheese sauce and our copycat Arby’s sauce. (It tastes just like the sauce served at the restaurant!)

After assembling the sliders, we brush the tops of each with butter, add a sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning, and bake it in the oven until toasted and warmed through.

These sliders are easy to make and among the first to get eaten at every party.

• The flavors of roast beef, cheddar cheese, and Arby’s sauce go so well together.
• You’ll do all the prep at once – then bake – and you’re ready to serve and enjoy time with your party guests.
• This recipe can be easily scaled up in quantities to feed a large crowd or scaled back to feed a smaller family.

• Roast Beef – Buy a quality deli-style rare roast beef (we like Boar’s Head brand). Ask the deli staff to shave the meat into very thin slices. Or – if you are ambitious – cook a Top of the Round Roast and slice it super thin yourself.
• Beef Stock – Canned, boxed, or homemade beef stock.
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Slider Rolls – There are many varieties of slider rolls available at the supermarket. We chose potato slider rolls because they are very soft and have a great texture.
• Cheese Sauce – Made from butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, seasonings, and shredded sharp white cheddar cheese.
• Arby’s Sauce – See our Copycat Arby’s Sauce recipe here. You can also use a bottled BBQ sauce and add a little cider vinegar and water, or you can even buy bottled Arby’s Sauce here or at some supermarkets.
• Everything Bagel Seasonings – Mix up a batch of our homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning here or buy a jar.
• Butter – For the tops of the rolls.

1. Mix the homemade Arby’s Sauce by following this recipe.
2. Make the cheese sauce.  
3. Lay out roll bottoms in a 9×13-inch casserole dish. Smear with the Arby’s sauce.
4. Heat beef stock with Worcestershire sauce. Add shredded roast beef, then immediately drain. (You don’t want the roast beef to sit in the hot broth; it will start to cook.)
5. Pile the roast beef on the prepared roll bottoms.
6. Spoon cheese sauce over the roast beef.
7. Place roll top on each slider. Brush with butter, then sprinkle on Everything Bagel Seasoning.
8. Cover with parchment, then foil and bake for 15 minutes to heat through. Remove the parchment paper and foil and bake another 10 minutes, then broil to brown the roll tops. (Be sure to watch as you broil – you don’t want to overdo it.)
9. Brush tops with more butter if desired.
10. Serve sliders with more of our Copycat Arby’s Sauce and extra cheese sauce on the side.

• Can I make Roast Beef and Cheddar Sliders ahead of time?  You can make the Arby’s and cheese sauces ahead of time and get everything ready to be assembled. But we suggest you assemble right before baking.
• How do I store leftovers?   Store refrigerated for up to three days. You should ideally separate the roll from the meat while storing so that the bread doesn’t get soggy.
• How do I reheat leftovers? If you separate the meat from the roll, then you can warm the meat and cheese in the microwave (don’t overheat) and place back on the roll.
• Can I freeze?  No, these sliders will not freeze well.  

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