When it comes to fast food, Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich is by far one of my favorites. However, after moving out of the DFW Metroplex to a small town in East Texas, the closest Arby's to me is thirty minutes in any which direction. This is exactly what lead me to create a copycat recipe for these famous sandwiches. Let me tell you, it's much much easier than you might think.
How much is Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich
While not one of my original reasons, the cost of making them vs buying them became very apparent. I made these sandwiches for Myself, Wife, Son, Daughter, Niece, and Nephew. I thought wow...this would've been expensive at the restaurant.
Total, I made eight sandwiches, everyone had a drink which I calculated into the cost and we bought some frozen Arby's curly fries.
OH...I almost forgot, this also includes homemade Arby's and Horsey sauce.
So, essentially you're looking at 8 Giant Roast Beef sandwich meals with regular fries and a drink. While this would normally cost $67.68 at an Arby's Restaurant it cost me $30.52 to make. Plus I had leftover sauces.
Now, this isn't to say you shouldn't go out to eat or go to Arby's. They have hard working employees to pay, bills, overhead, etc. Plus, they're food is delicious and they have the meats!
However, if you're a ways away from one of their locations and have a craving or a large group to feed just know that you can do it for half the price!
Let's get started!
How to make Arby's Roast Beef (Copycat Recipe) Sandwiches
This is one of the easiest recipes I've ever made.
First, in a medium sauce pan begin by boiling beef broth. The amount broth that you boil depends on how many sandwiches you're making. As does the amount of roast beef and buns, obviously.
If you want to be as close to Arby's as possible, a regular Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich has 3 ounces of meat. The double is...well...double at 6 ounces. So you can certainly weigh out the roast beef into piles if you'd like.
Once you have the piles of roast beef weighed out, simply add them to the boiling beef broth for about 2 minutes until they're fully heated and are almost wilting a bit. Now, place the boiled roast beef on sesame seed split-top buns, top with Homemade Arby's Sauce and Homemade Horsey Sauce.
I like to serve these with Arby's frozen curly fries for the full experience.
BOOM! There you have it, Arby's Roast Beef (Copycat Recipe) Sandwiches.
Roast Beef Sandwich(Arby's Copycat)
Ingredients
- 48 oz Thinly Sliced Roast Beef
- 32 oz Beef Broth
- 8 Sesame seed split top buns
Instructions
- Boil Beef Broth
- Measure out 6 ounces of thinly sliced roast beef and make piles on a plate.
- Boil the piles of roast beef in the broth for about 2 minutes.
- Place the boiled roast beef on the buns and top with Arby's Sauce, Horsey Sauce, and Serve.
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In Conclusion
If you're looking for a way to get your Arby's fix or just wanting to save money while feeding a big family, this is the way to do it! It's fun, easy, delicious, and remarkably on point!
Take your Arby's Roast Beef to the next level with my Copycat recipes for Arby's Sauce and Horsey Sauce!
I would love to hear in the comments how close you think these are to to the real deal and if you made any changes.
Thank you so much for reading and as usual...
Happy Cooking!
-Jeremy
Ty says
Why no hyperlinks to your sauces?
Jeremy says
Hey Ty! I really wish I had a good answer as to why that is...but I don't. SO, good lookin' out...aaand I'm gonna get that fixed up here right quick!
Jeremy says
Done & Done! Thank you again!
Vicki Wiechel says
What kind of roast beef? I would like to make the roast myself! Best beef cut for this. You really need to bake your own beef!
Jeremy says
Hey Vicki! Thank you so much for checking out Chicken Fried Kitchen! I used thinly sliced deli roast beef from the grocery store. You could certainly make your roast beef and then slice it with an extremely sharp knife or a meat slicer. I would use a round roast if I were to go that route. Now, this is just my personal opinion, but it seems like that would be a lot of work for something that can be made so quickly. Especially for a budget and time friendly recipe such as this. If you do make them with your own roast beef I would love to know more about how they turn out and how you prepared them! I hope to hear back from you soon.
Curt says
Nailed it. The simmering in broth got exactly the right texture, taste, and temperature. I looked this up because Arby's Sauce is now for sale in grocery stores. I used the Hillshire Farms ultra-thin roast beef. A seven ounce package makes basically two sandwiches. Thanks so much. You unlocked the part I could never figure out on my own.
Jeremy says
Hey Curt! So glad they turned out for you! It's so quick and easy and you can have way more at a fraction of the price. It's a win-win all the way around.