These grilled Reuben sandwiches make a fabulous weeknight family dinner with soup or salad, or serve them for lunch. The sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing flavor these classic sandwiches.
Use deli sliced corned beef or leftover corned beef brisket for these delicious sandwiches. Swiss cheese is traditional, but feel free to kick them up a notch with Gruyère or Comtè, or use whatever cheese you have on hand.
Recipe Variations
- Make a quick homemade Thousand Island dressing mixture with 1/2 cup of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons of ketchup, 2 tablespoons of sweet pickle relish, and 1/4 teaspoons of paprika.
- Replace the Thousand Island dressing with Russian dressing.
- Use pastrami for a pastrami Reuben.
- For the Reuben’s sister sandwich, the “Rachel,” use pastrami, Swiss cheese, coleslaw, and Russian dressing.
- Change the bread up with sourdough or pumpernickel.
Reuben Sandwiches
Make a delicious Reuben sandwich with sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, and melted Swiss cheese. Perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. Scale the recipe up or down for 1, 2, 3, or more.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Sandwiches
- Method: Grill
Ingredients
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- 8 slices rye bread
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced corned beef (or more)
- 1 1/2 cups sauerkraut, drained (squeeze to get out as much moisture as possible)
- 8 tablespoons Thousand Island Dressing
- 8 slices Swiss cheese
Instructions
- Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat.
- Spread each of 4 slices of bread with about 1 tablespoon of dressing, then top each with one-quarter of the corned beef.
- Top the corned beef with 1 slice of Swiss cheese, then about 1/3 cup of sauerkraut.
- Top the sauerkraut with another slice of Swiss cheese.
- Spread with another 1 tablespoon of dressing.
- Top each sandwich with the remaining 4 slices of bread.
- Butter the top and bottom of each sandwich.
- Grill in the hot pan for about 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until the bread is nicely browned and the cheese is melted.
