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Roast Beef Sandwich inspired by Arby’s. Buttered Toasted Hamburger Buns with a Quarter Pound of Thinly Sliced Roast Beef with Swiss Cheese & some Arby’s Sauce.

Roast Beef

Arby’s Roast Beef is processed Beef Round. I am curious how to replicate this, but for this post I just use Deli Style Roast Beef that has been sliced thin.

Their Ingredients for Arby’s Roast beef is;

Try to purchase the Roast Beef from a Deli Market and get them to very thinly slice the roast beef to resemble Arby’s which is paper thin. This also has the benefit of getting more height and better folds on the Sandwich.

Arby’s Sandwich Size

Arby’s advertises the sizes as Classic, Double, Half Pound and states that their Classic is 3 oz. They also carry Junior Roast Beef, which are about 45–60 g. These are the ones where they use to have a deal on them, 5 for $10 CAD.

  • Classic 3 oz./84 g
  • Double 6 oz./168 g
  • Half Pound – 8 oz./224 g
Arbys Roast Beef with Chips
Arbys Roast Beef with Chips

Heated Roast Beef Sandwich

Arby’s does not reheat their meat. The meat cooked and kept at a low temperature and goes directly to the buns after being freshly sliced and weighed as far as I know.

At home, you can reheat the meat so that it is served up warm. Add in your Roast beef slices with a Tbl or so of water or beef broth and fry lightly, Just to heat.

Another way, especially if you are making a lot is to place Water or Broth into a casserole dish with the meat and bake at 300 F until heated through. Toss it around a bit to separate the meat. Either way you do it, Top the Sandwich with Meat and add your Sauces & Cheese.

Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwiches

There are a few varieties of the Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich.

You can also turn these into a Sandwich with the works. Sauté some Onions, Mushrooms, Red & Green Bell Peppers to add to the sandwich. Whip up some Horse Radish Mayo, Aoili, Red Greek Sauce with or without the Arby’s Sauce, and some Cheese. Like Swiss, Monterrey Jack or Havarti.

Arby’s Swiss Roast Beef

This is one of my favorites. It is Roast Beef with a Swiss Cheese and Arby’s Red Sauce. The kind you get in the small packets to add to the sandwich. Below is my homemade version of this.

Arbys Sauce

Arby’s Red Sauce

Used for the Roast Beef Sandwich with just Swiss Cheese & Arby’s Red Sauce. This is the kind served in the small packets.

Arby’s Beef N Cheddar

The Arby’s Roast Beef n Cheddar Sandwich uses a Red Ranch Sauce on the bottom Bun with Hot Cheese on top. The below is my version of a Hot Cheese Sauce.

Cheese Whiz Sauce

Cheese Whiz Sauce

Cheese Whiz Sauce on the top bun. Used for the Arby’s Beef n Cheddar Sandwich.

Arby’s Red Ranch Sauce Ingredients

This is different than the Arby’s Red sauce you get in the small packets. This is used for the Arby’s Beef N Cheddar. There are numerous sources that state Catalina Dressing can be used in place although I never tested this. The ingredients in both seem to be remarkably close. Some sources state a Sweet French Dressing. Whenever I get around to this, I will test this out.

Wrap and Serve

No matter how you cook the meat up, what sauces you use or additional toppings you add, wrap the sandwiches up in waxed paper for that takeout feel. It also traps the heat in and in effect steams everything altogether.

Even better is to visit your local Cash & Carry. They carry the thin Paper Wraps that are used for just this purpose.

Arbys roast beef

Roast Beef Sandwich

Buttered Toasted Buns with 1/4 lb. of Thinly Shaved Roast Beef piled on with Swiss Cheese and Arby's Red Sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Prep5 minutes
Cook 10 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet

Ingredients

  • 4 Buttered Hamburger Buns
  • 1 lbs Sliced Deli Style Roast Beef - very thin
  • 1 Tbl Water or Broth - or more
  • 1 Tbl Arbys Sauce
  • 4 Slices Swiss Cheese

Instructions

  • Prepare the Arby's Red Sauce for your Sandwiches.
    Toast the Buttered Hamburger buns in a skillet over medium heat.
  • Place 1 Tbl or more of Water/Beef Broth into the Skillet and add the Roast Beef. Toss around and cook just until heated through.
  • Add Swiss Cheese to the Bottom Bun
    Top the Burgers with 114 g of Roast Beef
    Drizzle Arby's Red Sauce on top.
    Wrap in waxed paper and serve.

Notes

Portion Size

  • Junior 45 – 60 g
  • Classic 3 oz./84 g
  • Double 6 oz./168 g
  • Half Pound – 8 oz./224 g
 
Course: Lunch, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Keywords: Arby’s Roast Beef with Swiss, Arby’s Swiss Roast Beef, Arbys Roast Beef, Roast Beef, Roast Beef Burger, Roast Beef Sandwich
Author: JAH

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