French Dip Sliders

These French Dip Sliders are everything you love about a classic French dip sandwich packed into a warm, buttery slider. Layers of tender roast beef, melted cheese, caramelized onions, and soft slider buns are baked until golden and served with rich au jus for dipping.

Perfect for game day, family dinners, parties, or potlucks, these sliders always disappear fast. The combination of gooey cheese, savory beef, and flavorful dipping sauce makes every bite completely irresistible like our monte cristo sliders.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

• Easy and flavorful: Simple ingredients, tender roast beef, caramelized onions, melted cheese, and rich au jus create an unforgettable savory bite.
• Perfect for entertaining: Ideal for game days, parties, potlucks, family gatherings, and holiday appetizers like our salmon sliders.
• Restaurant-quality at home: Get all the savory goodness of a classic French dip sandwich in an easy-to-make slider that's perfect for feeding a crowd and guaranteed to disappear fast.

Ingredients

You only need a handful of simple grocery store ingredients to make these delicious French Dip Sliders. Most can be found in the deli, bakery, and pantry aisles, making this an easy recipe to shop for any day of the week just like our pulled pork sliders.

• Slider buns: Create the soft, buttery base for the sandwiches.
• Butter: Used for sautéing onions and creating the flavorful topping.
• Yellow onion: Adds sweet, caramelized flavor.
• Salt: Enhances all the flavors.
• Black pepper: Adds subtle seasoning.
• Italian seasoning: Provides extra savory flavor.
• Deli roast beef: The star of the sandwich.
• Provolone cheese: Melts beautifully and complements the beef.
• Onion soup mix: Adds incredible flavor to the butter topping.
• Parsley: Fresh garnish for color and flavor.
• Au jus gravy mix: Creates the classic dipping sauce.
• Water: Combines with the gravy mix to make the au jus.

See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.

Variations

• Extra Flavor Additions: Add sautéed mushrooms and peppers, creamy horseradish sauce, garlic butter, or crispy onions.
• Cheese Variations: Use melty mozzarella, white cheddar, Swiss, pepper jack, Colby jack or Gruyere cheese instead or add an extra layer using one of these cheeses.
• Protein Options: Swap the deli sliced roast beef for leftover roast beef, shaved steak, deli turkey, ham, pastrami, or leftover prime rib.
• Add heat: Make them spicy with sliced jalapeños, pepper jack and jalapeños or add hot barbecue sauce for a smoky heat.

How to Make French Dip Sliders

Don't let the multiple steps fool you-these French Dip Sliders are surprisingly easy to make. Preheat your oven to 350°F and lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish before getting started.

Step 1: Fry onions. In a large heavy-bottom non-stick skillet, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add the onion slices to the butter and then sauté the onions over medium heat until brown but not burnt. Do this by flipping and stirring the onion slices in the butter for about 10 minutes. Add the salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning, and stir well. Set aside.

Step 2: Prepare sliders. Slice and place the bottom half of your sliders into the bottom of your casserole dish. Bake for 5 minutes.

Layer your ingredients carefully over the bottom buns, starting with the cheese slices, roast beef slices, then your sauteed onions, then more cheese slices, if desired, and finally place the bun tops on last.

Step 3: Finish slider top. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons of your melted butter with the onion soup mix and brush it over the bun tops. Make sure the onion pieces lie on top of the buns for the best flavor.

Step 4: Heat sliders. Bake in your preheated oven uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until the tops are toasted and the sliders are heated throughout, and the cheese is melted. Once the sliders are ready, remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Step 5: Make au jus: While your sliders are baking, use a small heavy-bottom non-stick skillet to bring the water and au jus gravy mix to a light simmer and whisk until well combined. Set aside until the sliders are ready.

Step 6: Serve! Use the au jus gravy for dipping.

If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy hot honey chicken sliders.

Storage Directions

Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Freezer: Wrap tightly and freeze for up to 2 months. Freeze without the au jus for best results.

Reheat: Warm covered in a 325°F oven for 10-15 minutes or until heated through.

Make Ahead: Assemble up to 24 hours before baking. Cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.

Serving Suggestions

• Pair with salads: pasta salad, coleslaw, deviled egg macaroni salad, or crispy potato salad.
• Serve with classic sides: French fries, onion rings, potato wedges, or tater tots.
• Add vegetables: Roasted vegetables, green beans, or a garden salad balance the richness.
• Perfect for parties: Serve alongside chopped Italian sliders, other sliders, cowboy crack dip, and appetizers for a game day spread.

More Slider Recipes

Do you love easy slider recipes? Here are some other favorites you may enjoy:

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French Dip Sliders

Karin and Ken

These easy French Dip Sliders combine tender roast beef, melted cheese, buttery rolls, and rich au jus for dipping. Perfect for game day, parties, potlucks, and family dinners.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 269 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 12 Hawaiian slider rolls still connected
• 6 tablespoons butter melted (divided) and more for toasting
• 1 small sweet onion sliced thin, or white or yellow onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 ½ pounds deli sliced roast beef
• 9 slices provolone cheese or more if desired
• 2 tablespoons dry onion soup mix
• 1 pkt (1 oz) au jus gravy mix
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons parsley chopped

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray an 9 x13 casserole dish lightly with nonstick spray.
• Slice and place the bottom half of your sliders into the bottom of your casserole dish. Brush with some more melted butter and bake for 5 minutes and set aside.
• In a large heavy-bottom non-stick skillet, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add the onion slices to the butter and then sauté the onions over medium heat until brown but not burnt. Do this by flipping and stirring the onion slices in the butter for about 10 minutes. Add the salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning, and stir well. Set aside.
• Layer your ingredients over the bottom buns, starting with the roast beef slices, then your sauteed onions, then provolone slices, and finally place the bun tops on last.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons of your melted butter with the onion soup mix and brush it over the bun tops. Make sure the onion pieces lie on top of the buns for the best flavor.
• Bake in your preheated oven uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until the tops are toasted and the sliders are heated throughout, and the cheese is melted.
• While your sliders are baking, use a small heavy-bottom non-stick skillet to bring the water and au jus gravy mix to a light simmer and whisk until well combined. Set aside until the sliders are ready.
• Once the sliders are ready, sprinkle with chopped parsley, slice the sliders and serve! Use the au jus gravy for dipping.

Notes

• Build the best flavor: Slowly caramelize the onions, use quality deli roast beef, and don't skip the au jus for that classic French dip taste.
• Assemble for success: Toast the bottom buns to prevent sogginess and then add cheese. Layer cheese above the beef and onions to help hold everything together.
• Bake to perfection: Brush the buns evenly with the butter mixture and bake until the sliders are heated through and the cheese is completely melted.
• Serve hot and ready: French Dip Sliders are best enjoyed fresh from the oven, and making extra au jus ensures plenty for dipping.

Nutrition

Calories: 269kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 19gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 1302mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 360IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 306mgIron: 2mg

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