Slow Cooker Reuben Sandwiches

by Sabrina Snyder

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4 Sandwiches
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 16 minutes
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A Slow Cooker Reuben Sandwich is perfect for leftover corned beef after your St. Patrick’s Day dinner with sauerkraut, cheese and dressing.

Ok, let’s be honest, you are going to want to make a second (and third) corned beef just for this sandwich. I have a secret  not so secret addiction to slow cooker sandwiches and this Sandwich is almost my favorite one.

Sabrina’s Slow Cooker Reuben Sandwiches

The best part about this Slow Cooker Reuben Sandwich is how incredibly easy the recipe is. It is based on my Corned Beef Dinner post and takes just a couple of alterations in crafting the Reuben sandwich. You can also use the recipe for the Crispy Slow Cooker Corned Beef, but realize there won’t be cabbage in that one so you may want to grab a jar of sauerkraut instead. If you want to switch things up, try topping that crispy corned beef with these Roasted Cabbage Steaks. 

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Slow Cooker Reuben Sandwiches Recipe

A Slow Cooker Reuben Sandwich is perfect for leftover corned beef after your St. Patrick's Day dinner with sauerkraut, cheese and dressing.
Yield 4 Sandwiches
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 16 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
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Ingredients
 

Thousand Island Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch coarse ground black pepper

Quick Sauerkraut:

  • 1 cup cooked cabbage , from Slow Cooker Corned Beef Dinner
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds , crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Sandwich Ingredients:

  • 4 hoagie rolls
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 pound corned beef , cooked, from Slow Cooker Corned Beef Dinner
  • 4 slices Swiss cheese

Instructions

Thousand Island Dressing:

  • Combine all the ingredients and let sit.

Quick Sauerkraut:

  • Combine all the ingredients and let sit.

Sandwich:

  • Cut the hoagie rolls in half and butter them.
  • Toast the hoagie rolls.
  • If desired, broil the corned beef in the oven for 30-45 seconds, until hot.
  • Spread thousand island dressing on both sides of the roll, then layer with corned beef slices, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese.

Notes

The cabbage and the corned beef are taken from the Slow Cooker Corned Beef Dinner recipe on this blog.

Nutrition

Calories: 754kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 2343mg | Potassium: 442mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 678IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 182mg | Iron: 13mg

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Sabrina’s Tips

I do love a good crunch to my sandwiches. If you want the corned beef for your Reuben sandwich to be even crispier, broil it for 30-45 seconds on the top shelf of your oven for deliciously caramelized slices of corned beef. Alternately, you can brown them in a skillet on medium-high heat for a couple of minutes. Anytime you start to get some charring around some edges it means deeper flavor. This little step can enhance the dish beautifully.

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Kitchen Tools and Ingredients

  • Slow Cooker: I love my slow cooker. It has been a workhorse for me and I use it pretty regularly. With so many great recipes designed for it and slow cooker alternatives to other recipes, you really get your money’s worth out of a good slow cooker.
  • Sauerkraut: If you want to skip the cabbage or if you ran out, you can use a jarred sauerkraut. You might already have a favorite or you can use one from a brand you already love. Vlassic is my favorite brand of sauerkrat!
  • Thousand Island: Bob’s is my absolute favorite brand of Thousand Island if you’re looking for a jar to try. I also LOVE their blue cheese dressing and have eaten it since I was a kid growing up.

Cooking Tips

  • Butter the hoagie roll lightly before toasting. Trust me on this, it is infinitely better!

More Slow Cooker Sandwich Recipes

Sliced beef, dripping with sauce and sauerkraut on a soft bun.

Images used in previous versions of this post:

Beef on a bun
Reuben sandwich with leftover corned beef
Reuben Sandwiches, side view
Reuben Sandwich, held in hand
Reuben Sandwiches Pinterest collage
Slow cooker corned beef sandwich

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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    1. Glad you asked. Testing that recipe in the kitchen and will post to the site when finished.

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  4. Oh wow – these sandwiches look completely amazing! I love that they’re slow cooker…perfect for St. Paddy’s Day dinner!

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  6. In spring we use very often sandwiches as we love to stay all day out! Your Slow Cooker Reuben Sandwich looks amazing! And is full of good stuff!

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  9. Reuben’s are a family favorite here. I must try your slow-cooker method. Looks amazing!

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  11. i’d be perfectly happy eating leftover corned beef with steamed cabbage and carrots, but with cheese and fluffy bread and thousand island?! i think i can make a little bit of space in my stomach for this sandwich (;

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