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August 8, 2011
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French Dip Sandwiches

Sandwiches, Pizza & Burgers
Prep time:
10 minutes
Cooking time:
10 minutes

These super sandwiches are a thrifty way to use up any leftover roast beef. You can even use prime rib or steak leftovers brought home from your favorite restaurant.

These super sandwiches are a thrifty way to use up any leftover roast beef. You can even use prime rib or steak leftovers brought home from your favorite restaurant.

Ingredients

Serves 4 

  • 1 pound cooked roast beef, thinly sliced
  • 2 beef bouillon cubes
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 4 (6-inch) French rolls, sliced
Directions
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Separate beef slices and place in a casserole.

  2. 2

    Combine bouillon and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until bouillon dissolves. Add onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, thyme and bay leaf to bouillon mixture.

  3. 3

    Pour bouillon mixture over beef slices. Bake for 10 minutes or until beef is heated through.

  4. 4

    Heat rolls in turned off oven. Mound beef on rolls. Discard bay leaf. Ladle bouillon mixture into small cups. Serve sandwiches with sauce for dipping.

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Cookin' xpress!

Cookin' xpress!

Save time and cleanup by omitting step 1 and start the recipe by preparing the sauce in step 2; bring it to a boil then turn off heat. Immediately place beef slices in the sauce and cover. Let it stand for 5 minutes to heat the beef through.

Great Pairings

Quick and Easy Oven Fries

You can make good use of leftover oven fries. They are a delicious addition to any egg dish-such as quiches, omelettes, or frittatas-or chop and add to savory main-dish pies or casseroles.

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