This Recipe for Easy French Dip Sliders is so easy and amazingly delicious that you'll want to make them repeatedly. As will your friends and family. Yes, this recipe is for sliders. However, you could take the same ingredients and use a different bread for a full-size sandwich.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
This recipe for French Dip Slider Sandwiches is the way to go if you're looking to satisfy a craving, make easy party food, or just a quick weeknight meal. They're fast, easy, cost-effective, super flavorful, and pretty!
Ingredients
Bread: I am using Hawaiian Rolls for this recipe mainly because these are sliders or mini French Dip Sandwiches. If you want to make a whole sandwich, I recommend freshly baked French bread.
Meat: You can, of course, make your own roast for this recipe, but I wanted to make a straightforward, cost-effective, and quick recipe that could be made as an appetizer or party food.
To achieve this, I used deli-sliced roast beef. You can go to the deli and tell the butcher you want it sliced very thin or get the packaged kind. Either will work just fine for these sandwiches.
Cheese: I chose to go with sliced smoked provolone, which works perfectly. However, don't be afraid to get creative. Plenty of other cheese would work great as well. Just switch up and try different types if you'd like.
Vegetables: I'm not 100% sure about the authenticity, but I added caramelized onion to my recipe for French dip sandwiches. I think the flavors work perfectly together, which takes the sandwich up a notch. I would almost say that it's like a French onion soup, French dip. Now...How does that sound?!
Au Jus: Because I used deli meat instead of making a roast, I needed a very flavorful mixture for dipping. I mixed an au jus seasoning packet, Johnny's French Dip Au Jus and Onion Soup Mix to achieve this. These combined together make a super flavor of Au Jus to dip the sandwiches.
Extra: The only other ingredient I used was butter, and that's for topping the sandwiches off.
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Begin by caramelizing the onion in a Cast Iron Skillet and preheat the oven to 350° F.
Next, butter the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish and slice the Hawaiian Rolls in half. Now, place the bottom half of the rolls in the baking dish.
Cover the bread with six slices of smoked provolone, three slices of roast beef (per sandwich), caramelized onion, and then top with six more slices of cheese. Now you can place the tops on the sandwiches.
In a small glass bowl, melt the butter completely in the microwave. Mix in 1 tablespoon of au jus seasoning mix packet and whisk that until thoroughly combined. Pour the mixture over the sliders and brush the tops to even out the butter. Sprinkle a bit of fresh Thyme over each bun.
Place the French dip sandwiches in the oven and bake uncovered on the bottom rack until the cheese is melted and the tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
While the sandwiches are baking, mix the remaining Au Jus seasoning with a bottle of Johnny's French Dip Au jus in a small saucepan. Then, fill the empty bottle with water twice and pour it into the saucepan. Lastly, add half a package of onion soup mix to the jus, stir, and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer until you're ready to plate and serve.
Once the cheese is melted and the sandwiches are golden brown, remove them from the oven, slice them into individual sandwiches, and serve with hot au jus.
Expert Tips
- Be sure to follow the measurements; otherwise, your sandwiches may be too salty.
- Topping the sandwiches with fresh thyme is completely optional but does add to the flavor and overall presentation.
- If you get meat from the deli, tell them that you want the roast beef to be sliced as thin as they can possibly get it.
Recipe FAQs
French dip sliders are very versatile, as are the sides that can be served with them. Potato salad, fresh salad, French fries, fried onions, and potato chips are all great go-too sides.
French dip sandwiches are made of thinly sliced roast beef braised in an au jus and then served with au jus on the side for dipping. An Italian dip is made of beef braised in Italian seasoned beef broth with pickled vegetables that add a tangy and spicy flavor. The entire Italian Beef Sandwich is traditionally dipped in the broth just before serving.
French dip sandwiches pair perfectly with french fries, fried onions, coleslaw, red-skin potato salad, plus so many more.
A French dip consists of thinly sliced roast beef, cheese, bread, and au jus for dipping.
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Recipe for French Dip Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 Medium Onion - thinly sliced and caramelized
- 2 teaspoon Fresh Thyme
- 12 Sweet Hawaiian Rolls
- 12 Smoked Provolone slices
- 13 Oz Deli Sliced Roast Beef
- ½ Cup Salted Butter
- 1 Bottle Johnny's French Dip Au Jus
- ½ Packet Onion Soup Mix
- 1 Packet Au Jus Seasoning Mix
Instructions
- Begin by caramelizing the onion and preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Butter the bottom and sides of a 9x13 baking dish.
- Slice the rolls in half and place the bottoms in the baking dish.
- Cover the bread with six slices of smoked provolone, three slices of roast beef (per sandwich), caramelized onions, and top with six more slices of cheese, then bread tops.
- In a small bowl, melt the butter in the microwave, then mix in 1 tablespoon of au jus seasoning from the packet and whisk until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the mixture over the sliders and brush the tops to even it all out. Sprinkle fresh Thyme over each bun.
- Bake uncovered on the bottom rack until the cheese is melted and the tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
- Mix the remaining Au Jus seasoning in a saucepan with a bottle of Johnny's French Dip Au jus. Then, fill the empty bottle with water and pour it into a saucepan. Add two bottles of water.
- Add half a package of onion soup mix to the jus, stir, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve.
- Remove the sliders from the oven, slice them into individual sandwiches, and serve with hot au jus.
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Notes
- Be sure to follow the measurements; otherwise, your sandwiches may be too salty.
- Topping the sandwiches with fresh thyme is completely optional but does add to the flavor and overall presentation.
- If you get meat from the deli, tell them you want the roast beef to be sliced as thin as they can.
Cynetta says
I lone French Dip sandwiches.
Mine are without cheese and Provolone would be my near last choice
For bread I use my recipe for Italian bread sized and shaped like a hoagie roll
Johnnie's Au Jus is not sold around here and I use McCormick's 'Au Jus Gravy'
with garlic and onion powders added
Jeremy says
Oh my gosh, I bet those sandwiches are fantastic! A fresh baked Italian loaf would be perfect for a great French Dip! Thanks for commenting and visiting Chicken Fried Kitchen!
Rita+Newman says
Anxious to try. Thank You, Jeremy?
Jeremy says
Thank you so much! They are SO GOOD!