Dinnertime can be the busiest time of the day for active families. These easy french dip sandwiches take very little time to prepare and will have your family raving about them!
My favorite Easy Homemade French Fries are the perfect compliment to my all time favorite sandwich – the French Dip! Don’t they just look beautiful together?
MY LATEST VIDEOSThe French Dips are super easy to make. Now, you could really go crazy and cook the beef yourself and make the Au Jus to go with it and even bake your own bread. But why go to all that trouble when this method is really just as good?
When I feel like I’m in the mood for these sandwiches I head to my local grocery store deli. I choose the rarer of the roast beefs they have and have them slice it for me, but not too thin. I prefer the rarer meat because I’m going to be baking the meat in the oven and I don’t want it to get too tough.
While I’m there I also grab some rolls. I like the bolillo rolls because they are nice and soft and not as dense as french rolls, but either works fine in this case. Slice the rolls in half lengthwise and place bottom halves on a baking sheet. Top with a generous helping of roast beef and place under the broiler of our oven for 5-7 minutes or until meat is nice and hot.
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Top the meat with slices of your favorite cheese (I like Provolone for these sandwiches), and add the empty halves of the bread to the baking sheet. Place back under the broiler for a few minutes or until cheese is mostly melted and bread is nice and toasty.
Place the tops back on the sandwiches and serve with a side of Au Jus for dipping. I use the term “Au Jus” loosely since I really just grab a can of Beef Consume or broth and heat it up.
There you have it – easiest french dip sandwiches ever!
Easy Baked French Dip Sandwiches
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 4 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 4 Bolillo Rolls (or similar French style rolls)
- 1 pound rare Deli Roast Beef
- 8 slices deli Provolone cheese
- Beef broth for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat broiler and place the oven rack at the top level.
- Slice the rolls in half lengthwise and place bottom halves on a baking sheet. Divide meat among the 4 rolls rolls and place under the broiler for 5-7 minutes until meat is nice and hot.
- Meanwhile heat the beef broth either in the microwave or in a small pot on the stove.
- Top the meat with Provolone cheese slices. Place top halves of the rolls on the sheet, soft side up.
- Place the sheet back under the broiler for a few minutes or until cheese is mostly melted and bread is nice and toasty.
- Add the tops to the sandwiches and serve with a side of beef broth for dipping.
For more quick and easy meals in under 20 minutes, you might enjoy:
Ten Minute Oven Baked Tostadas
Oven Tacos and Garlic Lime Rice
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You HAVE to try making these with Campbells French Onion Soup cans! Do not add water. Just warm up the soup and dip your sandwich into it. That’s what we do and its absolutely delicious! I even dip my roast beef into the soup before baking on the sandwiches.
Hi everyone I just wanted to share a short cut for heating your beef……..I don’t mean to change the recipe because I feel it just disrespectful to the person that shared it! But a great way to heat the meat quick is to dip it in the warm au jus for about 5 to 10 seconds and it makes the meat moist. We use to do this at a steakhouse I worked at..I hope this helps with this great recipe ☺
If I wanted to put other things on the sandwich like green peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, possibly some leafy greens (spinach), when should I put them on the sandwhich?
Those would all need to be cooked, possibly separately, unless you wanted them raw. I might saute them separately in a skillet on the stove first.
When I make these, I caramelize a large sweet onion in a frying pan and add it to the sandwich before putting in the oven. I personally like pickled banana peppers and deli mustard on mine as well, and put that on before melting the cheese. Au jus is easy, just buy the packets of au jus in the store and add a little beef base to it as it heats along with the water.