You can either start from scratch and make them from a slow-cooked corned beef roast or use a thinly sliced deli corn beef which is great in a pinch.
If you're searching for delicious recipes for St. Patrick's Day to celebrate with, this is made in less than 30 minutes once you gather these simple ingredients.
We love this sandwich all year long and especially after we have slow-cooked our Corned Beef in Guinness Beer, which truly makes the best tasting Reuben sandwiches.
Try this Reuben sandwich recipe, is easy to make, thick and hearty, and flavorful, just scroll down to our printable recipe for the complete instructions on how to make the best Reuben sandwich ever!
Corned Beef
Whether you make your corned beef from scratch or use deli sandwich corned beef meat, this is a great sandwich filled with delicious flavors.
The sandwich can be made with various bread but the classic Reuben uses seeded rye bread in most restaurants.
These are quick to throw together but there are a few ingredients you must have to make a great sandwich.
Simple Reuben Sandwich Ingredients To Get to Make These
- corned beef fresh or have leftovers from a roast
- regular or bavarian style sauerkraut drained
- sliced swiss cheese
- thousand island dressing or homemade
- seeded or seedless rye bread
- Irish butter, spreadable whipped butter
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Leftover Corned Beef
Although we just love leftover corned beef in a Cabbage, Potato and Corned Beef Soup, this Reuben sandwich is the first recipe we make after having an Old Fashioned St. Patrick's Day feast of plain Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage meal.
One other delicious sauce/dressing to try on this sandwich and so easy to make yourself, homemade Thousand Island Dressing, it will definitely bring your sandwich to a complete 10 in flavors!
Just follow these easy instructions to make this simple classic Rueben sandwich below.
Simple Reuben Sandwich
Yield: 4
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 25 Min
A delicious sandwich packed with loads of corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, then dressing with a Thousand Island sauce. This simple sandwich is celebrated and popular on St. Patrick's Day.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of Deli sliced corned beef, more if needed for a larger family this makes around 4 thick sandwiches
- (or use leftover Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe)
- 1 can of bavarian style sauerkraut drained
- 1 package of sliced swiss cheese
- 1 bottle of Thousand Island dressing or homemade
- 1 loaf of seeded or seedless rye bread or marbled rye bread
- Irish butter at room temperature or whipped butter
Instructions
- First place two slices of rye bread and butter each one on just one side.
- In a large frypan, lay one slice buttered side down.
- Layer starting with cheese, drained and pat dry sauerkraut next,
- Thousand Island Dressingthen add the meat and end with more cheese.
- Melt a tablespoon of butter in a large electric frypan or griddle.
- Place another slice of bread on top to make a sandwich.
- I cover it so the cheese melts faster.
- Toast on both sides on low heat until both sides are browned evenly.
- Serve with more thousand island dressing to dip the sandwich in.
Calories
587.11Fat (grams)
38.76Sat. Fat (grams)
15.72Carbs (grams)
25.46Fiber (grams)
3.18Net carbs
22.28Sugar (grams)
4.11Protein (grams)
32.80Sodium (milligrams)
1740.99Cholesterol (grams)
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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2010. It was edited and re-published in 2021.