How do I warm up a reuben?

You could warm up your reuben on the stove top, oven, or even a panini maker if you have one on hand.

How many sandwiches does this recipe make?

One, but since it's such a crowd pleaser, feel free to double or triple the recipe if you're feeding a crowd.

The BEST homemade Reuben Sandwich recipe with homemade thousand island dressing, swiss cheese, rye bread and sauerkraut!

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Take one slice of rye bread and add a thin layer of Thousand Island Dressing. Place swiss cheese on top followed by the corned beef and sauerkraut.
Take the second piece of rye bread and generously slather on the rest of the Thousand Island Dressing (feel free to add more or less, as desired). Place on top of sauerkraut so the thousand island touches the sauerkraut.
Bring large cast iron skillet to medium heat. Add butter and let melt; swirl to coat the pan. Place sandwich in skillet and let warm through, adjust the heat as needed. Carefully flip sandwich to continue warming other side adding more butter to the pan, as needed.
Once cheese is melted and sandwich is warmed through, cut in half and serve immediately with additional Thousand Island and a fresh pickle.

Warming: we are warming the sandwich up in a cast iron skillet, similar to a grilled cheese, really just to melt the cheese and make sure the corned beef is warmed through – everything is already cooked. I also tested crisping it up in the cast iron skillet and then transferring the whole cast iron skillet to the oven at 350 degrees F. to let it continue warming, which also worked well.
Servings: This recipe is just for one sandwich, but of course feel free to double, triple, etc. to make as many as you need. As you warm up the sandwich and melt the cheese simply wrap in foil to keep them warm if you are serving them all at the same time.
Thousand Island: feel free to use store-bought here, but we LOVE our homemade thousand island dressing recipe!
Sauerkraut: we have a delicious homemade sauerkraut recipe!
Corned Beef: whether you are cooking it on the stove top or in the Instant Pot, this is one of our favorite ways to eat leftover corned beef!