Good Morning Dubbers!  After last week's debacle, I figured there was already an abundance of heartburn around here, so this recipe will just fit right in - keep those Tums handy.  Today's dish will likely get your heartburn all flared up, much like watching Oregon run left.

All.

Day.

Long.

Without further ado, I bring you a delicious tailgate dish that Mrs. 3M made last weekend.  Suffice it to say, they were pretty much the highlight of the day. 

Pizza Sliders

• 1 package (12) dinner rolls (we used King's Hawaiian)
• ¾ cup pizza sauce
• 12 slices mozzarella cheese
• 45 slices pepperoni (who counts pepperoni?, just have a lot)
• ½ cup cooked & crumbled sausage

For the herb butter topping:

• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Slice the rolls horizontally (while still attached) to make a top and bottom bun.
• Place bottom bun into prepared baking dish. Spread pizza sauce onto rolls.
• Next, add 6 slices of cheese (covering all of the pizza sauce.)
• On top of the cheese layer, add all the slices of pepperoni.
• Sprinkle the top of the pepperoni with crumbled sausage.
• Add the remaining 6 slices of cheese on top and cover all of it with the top bun.
• Now, make the seasoned buttery topping. Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and stir well. Then, using a brush (or a spoon) spread topping all over the sliders. Be sure to get the sides too!
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 15 minutes. You'll want to see that the cheese is all nice and melty around the edges.

Pro Tips:

• You'll want to make sure that you have the thicker part of the bun on the bottom. Since it's going to be carrying a lot of the load with all the toppings.
• You can add any toppings you want, just like your pizza.
• Recommend using packaged sausage crumbles from the grocery store.  You can brown your own sausage, the sliders get too greasy.

Go Bucks!

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