Copycat Arbys Beef & Cheddars
These Copycat Arbys Beef & Cheddars are the ultimate copycat recipe! They taste just like the real thing except you get to skip the drive thru and it’s faster! Onion buns, roast beef, cheddar sauce and the secret red sauce (French dressing) make these sandwiches come together in minutes!
If you can ready this whole post and look at the photos of this Copycat Arbys Beef & Cheddars and not be craving Arby’s food then I don’t even know who you are!
Lucky for all of us, making an Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich at home is super easy and is more than just the beef and bun. Let me take you through how to replicate this classic sandwich in your own kitchen. Making these sandwiches at home is so easy. You know I love me some beef recipes! Cooking with beef is just a comfort thing for me.
Yes, you can go out and buy one for not a lot of money, but sometimes it’s fun to do things just because you can. The greatest thing about learning how to make food at home is that you don’t have to eat so much fast food and spend a bunch of money on dinner or time going to pick it up.
I hope you’re all having an amazing summer. Things are busy over here. We had a wonderful weekend full of warm summer nights at the local town carnival and other fun summer activities. I love summer and love the heat.
I find that after lightly toasting the buns, the whole sandwich can be assembled and then thrown in the microwave for 8-10 seconds to warm it through. This quick step warms the bun and modifies the sandwich’s texture to perfectly resemble what you would expect to be served in a fast food joint like Arby’s.
You don’t want to heat the roast beef in the microwave initially because it will unevenly warm it through. Have you ever tried to do this? The roast beef gets really hard around the edges and just….eww. Whatever you do, don’t do this. Make sure you add lots of sauce to your sandwiches. If it’s not dripping all over your lap and staining your pants as you’re eating it, you’re not adding enough.
Tips and Tricks for these Copycat Arbys Beef & Cheddars:
- You can wrap these in foil and keep them in the fridge for up to 2 days and just warm them up in the oven.
- If you don’t like onion buns you can use whatever hamburger style bun you prefer, sesame seed buns are also a great choice.
- You can add bacon to make their famous Bacon, Beef & Cheddars.
- I prefer Rico’s nacho cheese but you can use your favorite cheese sauce.
This Copycat Arbys Beef & Cheddars recipe will be one of your new favorite lunch or dinner food by a country mile. You can even use the leftovers (if there are any) to make my Fancy Sloppy Joe sandwiches or my Crock Pot French Dip Sandwiches.
Don’t forget the seasoned curly fries. I like to use frozen Arby curly fries bought from Walmart. Cook them in the oven or in an air fryer and they are the perfect companion to your faux Arbys sandwich. Thank me later.
Copycat Arbys Beef & Cheddars
Ingredients
- 1 pound ultra thin sliced roast beef from the deli or use pre-packaged, like Hillshire Farms brand
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 cup Rico’s nacho cheese
- ½ cup Country French dressing
- 4 onion buns or use plain buns
Instructions
- In a medium or large skillet, add your roast beef and water.
- Turn the heat to medium and place a lid on the pan and let the meat steam for about 5 minutes or so, you just want it to be warmed through.
- Meanwhile in a microwave safe bowl, heat your cheese sauce in 30 second intervals until hot in the microwave.
- Drain any water off your roast beef and you are ready to assemble.
- Start with the bottom bun and ¼ cup of the cheese sauce.
- To the top bun add ¼ of the French dressing.
- To the bottom bun add ¼ of the roast beef.
- Top with the top bun and serve! Enjoy warm!
Notes
Tips and Tricks for these Copycat Arbys Beef & Cheddars:
- You can wrap these in foil and keep them in the fridge for up to 2 days and just warm them up in the oven.
- If you don’t like onion buns you can use whatever hamburger style bun you prefer, sesame seed buns are also a great choice.
- You can add bacon to make their famous Bacon, Beef & Cheddars.
- I prefer Rico’s nacho cheese but you can use your favorite cheese sauce.
I’m embarrassed to admit how many of these sandwiches from Arby’s I consumed in my younger years. They were just soooo good! Something about the roast beef combined with a soft buttery bun.
I think it’s about time to relive my youth, and I’m convincing myself it’s not only OK, but healthy since there are made at home!
What a fun dish! Haven’t had an Arby’s for ages (there aren’t that many where I live) so this is a recipe I definitely need to make. Thanks!