Hot Reuben Dip
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Hot Reuben Dip is the perfect appetizer for St. Patrick’s Day, made with corned beef, Swiss cheese, cream cheese, and sauerkraut, ready in 20 minutes!
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Reuben Dip is a really quick and easy way to use up leftover corned beef, or put together a quick appetizer for a St. Patrick’s Day party! We usually make Slow Cooker Corned Beef, and almost always have leftovers, because we make extra just in case. This will definitely become one of your new favorite appetizer recipes!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Corned Beef. You can use either corned beef or deli pastrami for this recipe. This is the perfect way to use up leftover corned beef from St. Patrick’s day. Deli pastrami will be a little more on the fatty side, but that can add a lot of flavor, too.
Cream Cheese. This gives the dip a nice creamy texture. You can also use Neufchatel cheese, which is a little bit lower in fat than cream cheese. It looks just like a block of cream cheese.
Swiss Cheese. This is what you’d usually find on a reuben sandwich. You can also use mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese, but the flavor will be a little different. You can also use a blend of cheeses.
Sauerkraut. This adds the traditional sour flavor and a little bit of a crunchy texture. If you’re not a fan of sauerkraut, you can leave it out and add cooked chopped cabbage instead.
Sour Cream. This also adds a creamy texture and a little bit of a tangy flavor.
Thousand Island Dressing. Make sure the dressing you choose is gluten free, as this can vary by brand.
Pickles. I like to top my dip with chopped pickles, but that is entirely up to you.
How to Make Reuben Dip
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Add cream cheese, sour cream, Thousand Island dressing, and Swiss cheese to a medium bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, mix everything together until well combined.
- Drain sauerkraut of extra liquid as much as possible. Add corned beef and sauerkraut, mixing again until everything is mixed together.
- Grease a 9×9-inch baking dish (or a pie plate) and pour the cream cheese mixture into the prepared dish, using a spatula to spread it out evenly.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until everything is melted. If you’d like the top to be golden brown, turn the broiler on for 2-3 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The crockpot is a great way to keep reuben dip warm while guests enjoy it. Just keep in mind that you don’t want to leave it out too long at a warm temperature for food safety reasons.
Just add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker and stir everything together until well-combined. Then cook on high for about 2 hours, stirring before serving. The crockpot really lets all of the delicious flavors come together. I like to top with fresh chives right before serving as well.
Absolutely! Just replace the thousand island dressing with equal parts sour cream or mayonnaise. Just keep in mind that this is one of the primary flavors of a reuben sandwich, so it will be missing from the dish if you don’t use the dressing.
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Storage
Refrigerate leftover reuben dip for 2-3 days in an airtight container. Reheat in the oven for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Freeze reuben dip in an airtight container for 2-3 months. Reheat before serving, and stir in any additional sour cream as-needed to bring back the creamy texture.
Recipe Variations
- You can use corned beef brisket or deli pastrami for this recipe. If you use pastrami or deli corned beef, you’ll need about 1 pound.
- If you don’t like tangy sauerkraut, you can use cooked cabbage instead. Just make sure the cabbage is already cooked, or it will be raw in the finished dish. Check out my 15 minute Instant Pot Cabbage for a quick way to cook it.
- Try using Russian dressing instead of Thousand Island if you want the dip to have a little more of a kick to it. Just make sure the brand is gluten free. Russian salad dressing is a little more spicy.
- I don’t add seasoning to this because the ingredients have enough flavor, but if you add anything I would just do a little black pepper to taste.
Cooking Tips
- You can make this spicy with a dash of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
- Serve this delicious appetizer recipe with a spicy mustard on the side for more flavor!
- I serve this with gluten free crackers or tortilla chips, toasted gluten free bread slices, celery sticks, cucumber slices, and carrot sticks. We cannot use all of the classic sandwich ingredients, because rye is not gluten free.
- If you want to make a larger amount of dip, you can use the crock pot or a casserole dish, and increase the baking time slightly.
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Hot Reuben Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 1 cup Swiss cheese , shredded
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup Thousand Island dressing, gluten free
- 3 cups cooked corned beef , roughly chopped (about 1 pound)
- 1 cup sauerkraut , drained
- 1 medium dill pickle , chopped
Equipment
- 1 9×9 inch baking dish or pie plate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Add cream cheese, sour cream, Thousand Island dressing, and Swiss cheese to a medium bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, mix everything together until well combined.
- Add corned beef and sauerkraut, mixing again until everything is mixed together.
- Grease a 9×9-inch baking dish (or a pie plate) and pour the cream cheese mixture into the prepared dish, using a spatula to spread it out evenly.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until everything is melted. If you'd like the top to be golden brown, turn the broiler on for 2-3 minutes.
Notes
- If you want to make a larger amount of dip, you can use the crock pot or a casserole dish, and increase the baking time slightly.
- You can use corned beef brisket or deli pastrami for this recipe. If you use pastrami or deli corned beef, you’ll need about 1 pound.
Nutrition
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