This delicious reuben sandwich is generously loaded with plenty of sliced corned beef, melted Swiss cheese, thousand island dressing, and sauerkraut, all served on perfectly toasted rye bread to hold the deliciousness inside.
It’s a classic sandwich with a lot of fans that originated in Nebraska’s Blackstone Hotel more than a century ago. Paired with fries or wedges, potato salad or your side dishes of choice, that makes a delicious lunch or dinner that everyone will rave about.
You need rye or pumpernickel bread to make this sandwich along with swiss cheese, corned beef, butter, and thousand island dressing. It’s best to make your own dressing for the freshest flavor, and thousand island dressing is made with mayo, ketchup, onion, sweet pickle relish, and a little paprika and salt. As you’re making your own, you can tweak the ingredients to your palate.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe
Reuben sandwiches are one of the tastiest sandwiches ever bursting with the rich flavors of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing.
How to Serve It
Enjoy your reuben sandwich hot, perhaps with fries, wedges or your favorite side dish.
Can You Make It Ahead?
Make the dressing a couple of days ahead if you wish. The sandwich is best cooked and served immediately.
Variations and Substitutions
You can use readymade thousand island dressing if you want, or have pumpernickel bread in place of the rye bread.
Ingredients needed:
- Rye bread or pumpernickel
- Swiss cheese
- Butter
- Corned beef
- Sauerkraut, well drained
FOR THE DRESSING:
- Mayonnaise
- Sweet pickle relish
- Grated onion
- Pinch of paprika
- Ketchup
- Pinch of salt
How to make the BEST Reuben Sandwich Recipe:
Combine the dressing ingredients and set aside.
Put a piece of Swiss cheese on each piece of bread and then spoon on about a tablespoon of dressing.
Top 4 of the bread slices with corned beef and top with sauerkraut.
Fold the sides with the corned beef over the sides with the sauerkraut so you get 4 sandwiches.
Spread butter over the top of each one.
Cook butter side facing down in a hot skillet.
Spread butter over the side facing up and cover the skillet with foil loosely.
Once the bottom is golden brown, flip the sandwich over and cook until golden brown on both sides, then serve hot.
This delicious sandwich has been popular for more than a century and makes a tasty lunch or dinner. The flavors all go together really well.
Storage Instructions
Leftovers will keep for a day but won’t taste as fresh as when first prepared.
BEST Reuben Sandwich Recipe
Reuben sandwiches are one of the tastiest sandwiches ever bursting with the rich flavors of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing.
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
- 8 slices rye bread or pumpernickel
- 8 slices Swiss cheese
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 12 ounces corned beef
- 1 cup sauerkraut, well drained
FOR THE DRESSING:
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 2 tablespoons grated onion
- Pinch of paprika
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine the dressing ingredients and set aside.
- Put a piece of Swiss cheese on each piece of bread and then spoon on about a tablespoon of dressing.
- Top 4 of the bread slices with corned beef and top with sauerkraut.
- Fold the sides with the corned beef over the sides with the sauerkraut so you get 4 sandwiches.
- Spread butter over the top of each one.
- Cook butter side facing down in a hot skillet.
- Spread butter over the side facing up and cover the skillet with foil loosely.
- Once the bottom is golden brown, flip the sandwich over and cook until golden brown on both sides, then serve hot.
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Marie Rayner is a retired Chef, freelance writer, recipe developer, food blogger, and Cookbook author. She makes her home in Chester, UK, where she lives with her husband, Todd, and their much beloved English Cocker, Mitzie. Her motto is “Life is far too short to eat bad food,” and her goal is to share delicious and easy recipes which anyone can enjoy and cook in the comfort of their own home.
