Arby's Beef and Cheddar - Copycat Recipe - So Easy To Make At Home. (2024)

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Arby’s Beef & Cheddar is a copycat recipe of the famous Arby’s Roast Beef and Cheddar Sandwich. Loaded with roast beef and cheddar cheese sauce – so quick and easy to make at home!

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Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich

This is the ultimate copycat recipe! This cheesy roast beef sandwich tastes just like the real thing from Arby’s except you can have it right at home! You can easily have these sandwiches whipped up in no time. Anytime I can skip the drive thru and make a copycat recipe is always going to be a huge favorite at my house. This Copycat Arby’s Beef and Cheddar is loved by kids and adults and you will find yourself making them regularly.

Some of our other favorite sandwich recipes we have on our site include: Brisket Grilled Cheese, French Dip Sandwich, Best Egg Salad Sandwiches and Meatball Subs.

Key Ingredients You’ll Need

  • Roast Beef: I like to use fresh cut and thinly sliced roast beef for this recipe.
  • Nacho Cheese: I love using Rico’s Nacho cheese for this recipe, but you can use our homemade cheese sauce.
  • Sauce: Use country french dressing for “easy” Arby’s secret sauce.
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How To Make Arby’s Beef and Cheddar

  • Step 1. Add the roast beef and water into a medium skillet. Place the lid on the skillet and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes to steam or until warm. Place the cheese into a heat-safe bowl and melt in the microwave in 30-second increments. Remove the water from the roast beef and begin assembling.
  • Step 2. Add 1/4 cup of cheese to the bottom bun. Put 1/4 of the french dressing on the top bun. Place 1/4 of the roast beef onto the bottom bun before placing the top bun on it.
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  • Step 3. Serve the sandwiches right away with the side of your choosing. Enjoy!
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What To Serve With Arby’s Beef and Cheddar?

You can serve almost anything with this recipe! Try these sandwiches with salads, chips, french fries, or even some fresh fruits or vegetables.

Tips & Tricks For The Best Arby’s Beef and Cheddar:

Here are a few great hacks for making the best sandwich:

  • Storing: use foil to wrap the sandwiches and store them in the fridge for up to 2 days. You can reheat them in the oven!
  • Reheating: add a little milk to the cheese sauce and heat in a saucepan over low heat. Stir continuously until warm. Make sure you’re heating nice and slow, or you will end up with oily clumps of cheese!
  • Roast Beef: Ask the butcher for extra-thin slices of roast beef.
  • Buns: If you aren’t a fan of onions, you can use a plain, sesame, poppy seed, or any other bun you prefer.
  • Slap some bacon on your Arby’s sandwich to make their popular Bacon, Beef & Cheddar!
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  • Alice Springs Chicken (Outback Copycat)
  • Shamrock Shake (McDonald’s Copycat)
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Arby’s Beef and Cheddar

This Arby's Beef and Cheddar is a meaty roast beef sandwich with melted cheddar cheese sauce on an onion bun.

Servings: 4 sandwiches

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. roast beef thin-sliced deli
  • cup water
  • 1 cup nacho cheese Rico’s
  • ½ cup French dressing Country
  • 4 onion buns

Instructions

  • In a medium 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 warmed through.

  • Meanwhile in a microwave-safe bowl microwave your cheese sauce in 30-second intervals until hot.

  • Drain any water off your roast beef and you are ready to assemble.

  • Start with the bottom bun and ¼ cup of cheese sauce.

  • To the top bun add ¼ of the French dressing.

  • To the bottom, bun adds ¼ of the roast beef.

  • Top with the top bun and serve!

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Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 2400mg | Potassium: 351mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 462IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 369mg | Iron: 2mg

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FAQs

What are the ingredients in Arby's beef and Cheddar? ›

About the Sandwich

We took our famous roast beef, topped it with Cheddar cheese sauce and zesty Red Ranch and served it on a toasted onion roll.

What are the ingredients in Arby's cheese sauce? ›

Cheddar Cheese Sauce: Water, Canola Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Cheddar Cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Maltodextrin, Contains less than 2% of the following: Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Acetic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium ...

What are the ingredients in Arby roast beef? ›

Roast Beef: Beef, Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates. Roast Ham: Ham Cured With: Water, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Nitrite. Roast Turkey: Turkey Breast, Turkey Broth, Contains 2% or less of the following: Salt, Brown Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Dextrose, Sodium Phosphate.

What kind of meat does Arby's use for their roast beef? ›

Arby's Roast Beef is cut from the round roast of beef. While Arby's does not sell roast beef by the pound, you can purchase their deli meat by the pound.

How much roast beef is on an Arby's beef and cheddar? ›

We put a half pound of America's favorite roast beef on this Half Pound Beef 'n Cheddar.

How unhealthy is Arby's roast beef? ›

✓ Classic Roast Beef

The classic roast beef sandwich contains 360 calories, 14g fat, 5g saturated fat, 0.5g trans fat, 970mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate, 5g sugar, and 23g protein.

Why is Arby's roast beef shiny? ›

Sliced cooked beef or lunchmeat can have an iridescent color. Meat contains iron, fat, and many other compounds. When light hits a slice of meat, it splits into colors like a rainbow. There are also various pigments in meat compounds which can give it an iridescent or greenish cast when exposed to heat and processing.

Does a beef and cheddar have Arbys sauce? ›

Arby's Beef & Cheddars are known for 2 things. The sauces! It has their famous Red Ranch Sauce, which is not the same as their Arby's Sauce. And then of course the cheddar cheese sauce.

What sauce does arbys use? ›

Arby's Sauce (their name sake) is a staple condiment at Arby's restaurants created in the 1970s. It is a tangy and slightly sweet sauce that pairs perfectly with their roast beef sandwiches. It's a cross of ketchup and BBQ sauce, so is made with a blend of tomatoes, vinegar, and spices.

Is Arby's roast beef processed meat? ›

Arby's roast beef is ultra-processed

But the roast beef is ultra-processed, linking it to a higher risk of dying earlier from a variety of health concerns (via Nutrition Journal). Although Arby's does offer some healthier choices like salads, the options are few and far between.

Why is Arby's roast beef green? ›

Iridescence is a physical phenomenon that results in shiny, rainbow-like colours (e.g. green, red, orange) seen in raw and cooked meat products, e.g. sliced roast beef and ham products. Meat contains iron, fat, and other compounds.

Is Arby's roast beef seasoned? ›

Arby's roast beef is made with flavorful spices

According to Arby's, their beef is coated with pepper, garlic, onion powder, and other spices. All those seasonings work their way deep into the tissue of the meat, infusing flavor through the hours-long roasting process.

What kind of honey mustard does Arby's use? ›

Dijon Honey Mustard Dressing: Soybean Oil, Water, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Honey, Mustard Seed, Egg Yolk, Salt, White Wine, Spice, Natural Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Oleoresin Turmeric, Oleoresin Paprika, Calcium Disodium EDTA (to protect flavor). CONTAINS: EGG.

Is Arby's roast beef and cheddar healthy? ›

This Arby's sandwich is a loaded half-pound of beef and cheddar cheese that includes a number of unhealthy attributes. It has 740 calories and blows right past the daily recommended sodium limit, at 2,530 milligrams –- all in a single menu item.

Is Arby's roast beef healthy? ›

Arby's classic roast beef sandwich is the most nutritious main menu item. Accompanied by a healthy beverage and a side salad, it can make for a smart meal choice.

What is Arby's Steakhouse burger made of? ›

Yup, the burger patty is a 52 percent blend of American Wagyu and 48 percent ground beef. The more I dig into this Wagyu Steakhouse Burger, the better it sounds. More surprising is the claim that Arby's burgers will be served medium-well with a pink center.

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