How to Make a Classic Reuben Sandwiches (With Gluten Free Option)
This classic Reuben sandwich is filled with corned beef, sauerkraut, and lots of cheese on rye or pumpernickel bread. It's a great way to use up leftover corned beef from St. Patrick's Day!
Ingredients
- 8 slices bread You can use gluten-free bread or any regular rye or pumpernickel bread.
- 1 pound corned beef
- 1 pound sauerkraut
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- ½ cup Thousand Island salad dressing (if you're gluten-free, check the label)
Instructions
- Toast the bread.
- Lightly brown each slice of corned beef in a skillet. It’s already cooked, so you’re really just heating it up and toasting it a bit on each side.
- Assemble the sandwich - a piece of toasted bread, a couple of slices of corned beef, a healthy scoop of sauerkraut, a slice of Swiss cheese, a healthy squirt of Thousand Island dressing, and the other piece of toasted bread (although Joe and I have lately been eating our Reuben sandwiches open-faced, because they have fewer calories that way).
- Pop the sandwich in the microwave for 30-45 seconds or until the sauerkraut is heated and the cheese is melty.
Notes
Notes on the ingredients:
Corned beef - The best way to make this sandwich is to use leftover corned beef or to buy sliced corned beef. You can also use canned corned beef, which is quite a bit different in texture. You can find cans of corned beef near the Spam in the grocery store. Joe says it's called the canned meat section.
Sauerkraut - Joe and I disagree about this, too. He says bags of sauerkraut are better than cans of sauerkraut. Cans taste more like what my mom and Old Grandma made when I was little, so that's what we eat.
Notes on the preparation:
I cannot make a grilled cheese to save my life; I always burn them. So when we make reuben sandwiches, we toast the bread before assembling the sandwich. In an ideal world, you would toast the bread in a bit of butter on a griddle or in a large skillet while you're making the sandwiches, but I can't really speak to that method since I am incapable of doing it.
Nutrition
Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 2453mg | Potassium: 645mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 162IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 254mg | Iron: 6mg
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