Best Reuben Sandwiches Recipes

GRILLED TURKEY REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Warm the sauerkraut and turkey, separately, in a microwave-safe bowls for 30-seconds; set aside. Spread butter generously on one side of each slice of rye bread, then spread the thousand island dressing on the other side. Divide the sauerkraut, turkey, and Swiss cheese on two slice of bread with the butter-side down. Stack the remaining two slices of bread with the butter-side up on top.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Arrange the sandwiches on the skillet and grill until lightly browned and the cheese is melted, about 3 minutes on each side.

REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spread 1 tablespoon Thousand Island Dressing over each of 6 slices bread. Top with cheese, sauerkraut and corned beef. Top with remaining bread slices.
• Spread 1 teaspoon butter over each top slice of bread. Place sandwiches, butter sides down, in skillet. Spread remaining butter over top slices of bread. Cook uncovered over low heat about 10 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Turn; cook about 8 minutes longer or until bottoms are golden brown and cheese is melted.

REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Arrange corned beef on four slices of bread. Layer each with a quarter of the sauerkraut, 2 tablespoons of dressing and a slice of cheese. Top with remaining bread slices. Butter outsides of sandwiches., In a small skillet over medium heat, toast sandwiches until bread is lightly browned on both sides and cheese is melted.

LOUIE DRESSING (FOR SEAFOOD SALADS OR REUBEN SANDWICHES)

Steps:

• In a non-reactive bowl, mix mayo, red chile sauce, sweet chile sauce, seasoned salt, sugar, onion granules, and half the lemon juice.
• Chill and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust with salt, pepper, and remaining lemon juice.

SLOW-COOKER REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place sauerkraut in 3- to 4-quart slow cooker. Place beef brisket on sauerkraut. (If brisket includes packet of spices, sprinkle spices over brisket.)
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 9 to 11 hours.
• Remove beef from cooker; place on cutting board. Cut beef into slices. To serve, spread 1 tablespoon dressing on each toast slice. Using slotted spoon to remove sauerkraut from cooker, top 8 slices toast with 1/2 cup sauerkraut each. Top sauerkraut with beef slices and cheese slice. Top with remaining toast. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

GRILLED REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spread each slice of bread with thousand island dressing.
• Top 4 of the bread slices with sauerkraut, cheese and corned beef.
• Place remaining bread slices on sandwich.
• Spray butter flavored papm on the outsides of each sandwich.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Grill until browned, then turn and grill until heated through, and cheese is melted.

EMERIL'S REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the corned beef in a shallow baking dish and drizzle with a little water. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.
• Lay the bread slices on a clean work surface and spread 1 side of each slice with some of the Russian dressing. Layer 1/2 of the slices with some of the corned beef. Divide the sauerkraut evenly over the meat, then top the sauerkraut with the slices of cheese and cole slaw. Place the remaining bread slices on top, dressing sides down, and set aside.
• Heat 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. When hot, brush 1 side of each sandwich with some of the butter and place in the hot pans, buttered sides down, and cook until crispy and golden brown, about 4 minutes. Spread the unbuttered, top sides of the sandwiches with the remaining butter and turn the sandwiches to cook on the second side until golden brown, crispy, and the cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes longer. Transfer the sandwiches to a cutting board and cut in half on the diagonal, then serve immediately, with remaining cole slaw and a kosher dill pickle, for garnish.
• In a bowl, combine all ingredients except salt and whisk until well-blended. Add salt to taste, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

SLOW COOKER CORNED BEEF REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place sauerkraut in a slow cooker and place corned beef on top. Place beer, onion, garlic cloves, and pickling spice in the slow cooker, around and on top of the corned beef.
• Cook on Low until brisket is very tender, 7 to 8 hours. Remove brisket from the slow cooker and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Drain and discard excess liquid from the slow cooker so you can easily access the sauerkraut.
• Thinly slice corned beef against the grain. Assemble open-faced sandwiches by layering corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese slices on rye bread. Reserve remaining corned beef for another use.
• Place open-faced sandwiches in a toaster oven and toast until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Serve with Thousand Island dressing as a condiment.

OPEN-FACE HAM REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler, with rack set 4 inches from heat source. Lay bread on a broilerproof baking sheet; broil just until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven (leave broiler on).
• Turn bread over; layer with ham, cabbage, and then Swiss cheese. Broil until cheese is golden, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and ketchup; season with salt and pepper. Serve with Reuben sandwiches.

TURKEY REUBEN GRILLED SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spread dressing on one side of each slice of the bread.
• Layer sandwiches:turkey breast, sauerkraut, caraway seeds and cheese.
• Cover with a second piece of bread.
• Heat a nonstick skillet to med-high; lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Place sandwich in pan.
• Cook 1 minute.
• Spray top side of sandwich, flip and cook an additional minute until crispy and cheese is melted.
• Cool slightly and cut in half.

REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler on high. Mix together the ketchup, mayonnaise, horseradish, shallot and a few grinds of pepper in a small bowl.
• Lay out half of the bread and divide the pastrami among the slices. Top with the sauerkraut, followed by the cheese. Arrange the open-faced sandwiches on a large rimmed baking sheet and broil a few inches from the element until the cheese is melted and browned in spots, about 3 minutes. Spread a generous amount of the Russian dressing on the remaining slices of bread and make sandwiches. Serve immediately.

BBQ BRISKET REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• For the Russian-style dressing: In bowl, mix dressing of sour cream, relish, ketchup, chives, salt, and pepper.
• For the BBQ Brisket Sauce: Combine the ketchup Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, bay leaves, garlic, paprika, ground cloves, and black pepper in a small pot and reduce over low heat, 30 minutes. Cool and store for make-ahead meal with cooked, sliced brisket.
• Warm the sauerkraut in a small pan.
• Heat a sandwich press or a large griddle pan over medium heat.
• Place a slice of Swiss cheese, folded to fit the bread, on 4 slices of bread, lightly buttered on one side and the buttered side facing out. Divide the meat among the sandwiches. Top the meat with some sauerkraut and another slice of cheese. Slather some dressing on the remaining sliced bread, lightly butter the side facing out.
• Press the sammies on a sandwich press until the cheese melts or griddle the sandwiches until deeply golden on each side. Serve the sandwiches with halved deli pickles and salted radishes.

VEGETARIAN REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Remove onion from skillet.
• Spread 4 bread slices with dressing. Top each slice with one-fourth of the onion, 2 strips bell pepper, 2 tablespoons sauerkraut and 1 cheese slice. Top with remaining bread slices.
• Heat same skillet over medium-low heat. Spray outsides of sandwiches with cooking spray; place sandwiches in skillet. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, turning after 2 minutes, until cheese is melted and bread is toasted.

REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Arrange corned beef on 4 slices of bread.
• Top each with a quarter or the sauerkraut, 2 tablespoons of the dressing and a slice of the cheese.
• Top with remaining bread slices.
• In a skillet over medium heat, melt 2 to 3 tablespoons butter.
• Cook sandwiches until bread is lightly browned on one side.
• Turn sandwiches over, and brown on other side, adding more butter if necessary.
• Cook until cheese is melted and meat is heated through.

REUBEN DELI SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, chili sauce, mustard and horseradish. Stir in sauerkraut, corned beef and Swiss cheese. , Spread 1/3 cup on 15 slices of bread; top with remaining bread. Lightly butter the outsides of bread. Toast sandwiches on a hot griddle for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

REUBEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Toast 4 of the slices of the rye bread.
• While bread is toasting, combine corned beef, sauerkraut, dressing, pepper and bacon bits, mixing well.
• Spread the mixture on the 4 toasted pieces of rye and top each with a slice of swiss.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
• While these are baking, toast the other 4 slices of bread.
• Remove slices from oven and top with remaining toasted slices.

INDIVIDUAL REUBEN SANDWICHES WITH RED CHILE RUSSIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• For the red chile russian dressing: Whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, capers, chili powder, cornichons and chile de arbol in a bowl and season with salt and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
• For the reuben sandwiches: Lay out 20 slices of the bread on a clean work surface, and spread each with a few teaspoons of the Red Chile Russian Dressing. Top each bread slice with 2 slices of the cheese and a dollop of the sauerkraut, followed by a few folded slices of the corned beef. Top each sandwich with another slice of bread.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches of 5, place the sandwiches in the pan and press down with a metal spatula. Cook until both sides are golden brown. Add more butter, if needed, before cooking the next batch. Keep the sandwiches warm in the oven on a large baking sheet.

HOMEMADE IRISH CORNED BEEF & RUSSIAN DRESSING TO MAKE REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• 1. BRINE/ Pour 6 cups water and beer into large deep roasting pan. Add coarse salt; stir until dissolved. Add sugar; stir until dissolved. If desired, stir in *Insta Cure No. 1. Can get this at meat packing houses or places on line that handle it, such as Sausage Maker. Mix in pickling spices. Pierce brisket all over with tip of small sharp knife. Submerge brisket in liquid, then top with heavy platter to weigh down. Cover and refrigerate 4 days.
• 2. Remove brisket from brine. Stir liquid to blend. Return brisket to brine; top with heavy platter. Cover; refrigerate 4 days.
• 3. Remove brisket from brine. Rinse with cold running water. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead.If you do, wrap corned beef in plastic, cover with foil, and refrigerate until ready to cook.
• 4. COOKING CORNED BEEF : Place corned beef in very large wide pot. Add stout and enough water to cover by 1 inch. Wrap cheesecloth around bay leaves, coriander seeds, allspice, enclosing completely, and tie with kitchen string to secure. Add spice bag to pot with beef; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until beef is tender, about 2-4 hours. You can also do this in the oven.
• 5. Remove from pot. Allow to cool, wrap in plastic & place in fridge overnight.
• 6. Next day, slice.
• 7. RUSSIAN DRESSING: Make it.
• 8. REUBEN SANDWICHES: Warm the corn beef. Put Russian dressing on 2 slices of bread. Put corned beef, sauerkraut,& swiss cheese on 1 slice of the bread. Place other slice of bread on top. Put butter on grill & lay the sandwich on. Place a heavy cast iron skillet on it to weigh it down. Turn over & do other side. Cut on an angle.

AIR FRIED HEALTHIER REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spray the outside of the sandwich thins.
• Arrange the corned beef on the bottom half of each sandwich thin.
• Sprinkle evenly with sauerkraut.
• Drizzle thousand island dressing over the sauerkraut.
• Top each with a slice of swiss cheese.
• Carefully place in air fryer basket.
• Cook for about 5 minutes on french-fry setting (400 degrees), or until cheese melts and tops are browned, check after about 2 minutes to make sure that the tops stayed on.

OVEN-GRILLED REUBEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position, place baking sheet on rack, and heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Bring vinegar and sugar to boil in large skillet over medium heat. Stir to dissolve sugar; add coleslaw, cover, and cook, tossing occasionally, until coleslaw is tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove lid and simmer until liquid has evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Combine mayonnaise and mustard in small bowl.
• Spread 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture on each bread slice.
• Layer 1 slice cheese, 1/2 cup coleslaw, 1/4 pound corned beef, and 1 slice cheese on top of bread slice.
• Top with second slice of bread and compress sandwich with your hands.
• Repeat to make three more sandwiches.
• Brush tops and bottoms of sandwiches with melted butter.
• Transfer sandwiches to preheated baking sheet. Bake until toasted, about 10 minutes. Serve.