Fantastic French Dip Sliders Recipe

If you have leftover beef or pork roast from last night,  Easy French Dip Sliders is the perfect game day main course recipe for you! This is so easy to make using leftover roast, dinner rolls (Hawaiian sweet rolls are an option), melty provolone cheese, and au jus. This can be a 30 minute meal the whole family will enjoy on those busy weeknights. Using rolls cuts down the assembly time of regular buns. 

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french dip sliders with au jus in the background.

Simple Ingredients:

  • Connected rolls – entire package of rolls work great for a perfect size slider, but interconnected hamburger buns work as well for a larger sandwich. 
  • Tablespoons of Butter – adds flavor when broiling
  • Garlic salt – adds flavor
  • Leftover pot roast – make sure this is warm
  • Slices of provolone cheese – swiss cheese would also work

How to make French dip slider recipe:

  • Broil buns – broiling buns until golden brown gives them more flavor with the butter
  • Add meat and cheese – start making your favorite sandwich by adding layers of tender roast beef and cheese and place additional layer of bun on top. Brush with butter
  • Melted cheese – heat delicious slider in the oven until cheese is melted

What to serve with French Dip Sandwiches:

A French dip sandwich with au jus tastes amazing with a great addition of French fries! Au jus also makes a great fry dipping sauce. Other popular sides are loaded potatoes, hashbrowns, potato chips, etc.

How to make au jus

One of the easiest ways to make au jus is to season your roast with French onion soup mix before cooking it. French onion soup mix is the perfect au jus seasoning mix. This adds flavor to the drippings as the meat cooks. Remove meat from crock pot and prepare sliders according to recipe and dip sliders in the beef broth drippings! If not flavorful enough for you, add onion powder, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, or dijon mustard to spice it up. 

Variations of French dip sliders:

  • Omit cheese – some people think the cheese isn’t necessary when dipping the sandwich in au jus. This is also a great way to cut calories.
  • Skip the broil – putting butter and garlic salt on the rolls will still give the rolls flavor. Broiling it just adds more of a grilled taste. You can skip the broiling part if you would like.
  • Cut calories – taking out the butter and cheese would really cut back on calories if you are looking to do so.
  • Ketchup – if you don’t like au jus, you can dip your sliders in ketchup, mayo, mustard, etc. Some people even serve french dip with horseradish.
  • Different cheese – swiss cheese is traditional. This recipe requires provolone for uniqueness. You can use any other type of cheese you want as well.

How to store:

  • Fridge – store this recipe in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. How to reheat French dip sandwich is fairly easy. I recommend putting it in the air fryer to reheat in 2 parts: roast and bun separately. That way no parts are over heated compared to the other. 
  • Freezer – I have not tried freezing this recipe. If you would like to try it, go for it! Let me know how it goes. 

Check out my other sandwich recipes:

french dip sliders

French dip sliders

Sliders are the perfect thing to make out of leftover pork or beef roast.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

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9 x 13 baking sheet
serrated knife

Ingredients
  

  • 12 rolls/buns make sure they are connected
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp garlic salt
  • 1 1/2 cups leftover pork or beef roast heated
  • 12 slices provolone cheese

Instructions
 

  • Pull out all 12 interconnected rolls out of the package. Cut rolls in half with a serrated knife so that way you end up with two 12 inch long bun halves. Place both halves on a 9 x 13 baking sheet.
  • Spread butter on each of the bun halves. Sprinkle with garlic salt. Low broil for about 1 minute or until edges are crispy and butter is melted. Remove from oven. Let oven cool off for a bit. Reset oven for about 350 degrees.
  • On the bottom half of the rolls/buns, spread pork or beef mixture evenly throughout. Place slices of cheese on top. Place top side of buns on top. Put back in the oven for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  • After removing french dip sliders from the oven, brush melted butter on top for a glowing finish. Serve with au jus, french fried onions, or caramelized onions.

All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. Nutritional facts listed are a rough estimate and should only be followed as a general idea.

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3 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    These french dip sliders were so delicious! I love how easy they were to make and the whole family loved them!

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