Beef And Cheese French Dip (Print Version)
Tender roast beef and melty cheese wrapped in flaky crescent dough, served with warm au jus for dipping.
# What You'll Need:
→ Meats
01 - 10 oz thinly sliced roast beef, deli-style
→ Dairy & Cheese
02 - 1 ½ cups shredded provolone or mozzarella cheese
03 - 2 tbsp unsalted butter
→ Bread & Dough
04 - 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent roll dough
→ Sauces & Condiments
05 - 1 cup beef broth, low sodium recommended
06 - 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
→ Vegetables & Seasonings
07 - 1 small onion, thinly sliced
08 - 1 garlic clove, minced
09 - ½ tsp black pepper
10 - ½ tsp dried thyme
11 - ¼ tsp salt
# How to Make It:
01 - Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Heat 1 tbsp butter in a small pan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté for 3–4 minutes until tender. Add garlic, half the black pepper, and a pinch of salt; cook 1 minute more. Set aside.
03 - Unroll crescent dough and separate into 8 triangles. Place a few slices of roast beef and sautéed onion mixture onto the wide end of each triangle. Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
04 - Roll up each triangle tightly from the wide end. Place seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
05 - Melt remaining butter and brush over tops of roll ups. Sprinkle with remaining black pepper and thyme if using.
06 - Bake for 12–15 minutes, until golden.
07 - Combine beef broth and Worcestershire sauce in a small saucepan. Heat over low, simmering for 5 minutes to make the au jus sauce.
08 - Serve hot roll ups with warm au jus for dipping.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- They come together in just 35 minutes start to finish
- The homemade au jus transforms simple ingredients into restaurant quality dipping
- Perfect for feeding a crowd without spending hours in the kitchen
02 -
- Overfilling the triangles makes them messy to roll and can cause the cheese to escape during baking
- Let the onion mixture cool slightly before adding to the dough so the butter does not melt the crescent dough prematurely
03 -
- Pat the roast beef slices dry with paper towels if they seem excessively moist
- Let the roll ups rest for 2 minutes after baking so the cheese sets slightly