These Steak Sliders with Cheddar Sauce are loaded with tender shaved steak, creamy cheddar sauce, peppery arugula, and soft rolls for an easy steakhouse-inspired dinner or party appetizer.
These steak sliders are aggressively cozy in the best possible way; thin slices of steak piled onto soft rolls with peppery arugula and a ridiculously creamy cheddar sauce that tastes like it belongs in a dimly lit steakhouse where everyone orders extra cocktails and nobody remembers what they spent.
If you’re intimidated by making a cheese sauce, don’t be. It’s much easier than you think, and if you haven’t made one before you’ll be so glad you did. This isn’t the processed cheese stuff that has no taste but full of chemicals. This is real cheddar cheese, combined with a little butter, real cream, flour (yes, a roux) and sherry. It’s silky with a deep flavor, and absolutely perfect for these sliders.
Why Steak Sliders with Cheddar Sauce Work
These steak sliders hit every possible comfort food note at once. The steak is thinly sliced so it stays tender instead of chewy, and the creamy cheddar sauce melts into every little crevice of those soft dinner rolls like it was always meant to be there. Then the arugula comes in and saves the entire situation from becoming too heavy. That fresh, peppery bite cuts through the richness of the cheese sauce and steak so the sliders feel balanced instead of all carbs, cheese and beef.
And the sherry in the cheddar sauce – a tiny detail with a huge payoff. It gives the sauce a subtle depth of flavor that makes these taste much more elevated than a slider has any business tasting.
Variations
Add caramelized onions
If you want to go full steakhouse, this is how to do it. Sweet caramelized onions melt right into the cheddar sauce and make these sliders feel wildly decadent.
Swap the arugula
Not an arugula person? Baby spinach works, but honestly the peppery bite of arugula really balances the richness here. Frisée or escarole would also be great. You just need a good sturdy green that can stand up to the steak and the sauce; too fragile and it will easily drown or just get lost in the bread.
Use different cheese
Sharp cheddar is my favorite because it stands up to the steak, but smoked gouda, white cheddar, provolone, or even gruyère would all be incredible.
Turn them into party sliders
Brush the tops with melted butter and bake the assembled sliders in a casserole dish until warm and melty.
Add horseradish sauce
If you like a little steak sandwich chaos, spread a thin layer of horseradish sauce onto the rolls before assembling.
What to Serve with Steak Sliders with Cheddar Sauce
- Crispy fries or truffle fries
- Kettle chips
- Roasted potatoes
- Broccoli salad
- Tomato soup for cozy grilled cheese vibes
- Pickles or pickled onions to cut the richness
- Cold beer or a bold red wine
Steak Sliders with Cheddar Sauce and Arugula
Thin sliced steak, ridiculously creamy cheddar sauce, peppery arugula, and soft rolls make these Steak Sliders dangerously easy to devour.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. flank steak (or top round)
- Plenty of sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp butter
- â…“ cup sherry cooking wine
- ½ cup whole cream
- ½ cup whole. milk
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cayenne
- 8 slider buns or dinner rolls, halved
- Arugula
Instructions
- Sprinkle steak with salt; let rest for 15 minutes, rinse off and pat dry.
- Bring a skillet over medium heat with olive oil.
- Add steak and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until seared. Remove from heat and cover with aluminum foil.
(At this point if you want your slider buns buttered and toasted go ahead and do that ;)) - Combine flour, butter and sherry in a medium sized pan over medium heat until it's a roux; reduce heat to low.
- Add cheese and garlic powder, salt and cayenne. Whisk until thick; remove from heat. (
- Slice steak and add to slider buns.
- Drizzle cheese sauce over steak and add arugula.
- Serve while cheese sauce is still warm.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 Amounts Per Serving: Calories: 477Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 19gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 634mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 20gThe provided nutrition calculated may not always be accurate.
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Sharon and Denise @BeBetsy
The cheese sauce sounds amazing!