French Dip Pinwheels
French Dip Pinwheels- crescent roll dough is wrapped around roast beef, Provolone cheese and caramelized onions and baked until golden. Served with Au Jus to dip them in for extra flavor.
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium sweet onions, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper
- 1 (8-ounce) can crescent roll dough
- 1 (4-ounce) can crescent roll dough
- 6 slices Provolone cheese
- 1/2 pound thin sliced deli roast beef
Au Jus
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 beef bouillon cube, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, or 1/4 teaspoon dried
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes to soften.If onions start to get too brown, turn heat down.
- Add thyme and salt and pepper and continue to cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Unroll the 8-count tube of crescent roll dough. Separate into 4 rectangles and place them side by side so they are touching. Press to seal the preforations.
- Top with 4 slices of cheese, then the roast beef and onions. Roll up starting at a long end.
- Cut along the seams of the 4 rectangles so that you have 4 pieces. Cut each of those 4 pieces into thirds. You will have 12 slices.
- Place in the baking dish.
- Do the same thing for the 4-count. You will have 2 rectangles. Cut them each into thirds for a total of 6.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until no longer doughy.
- While pinwheels bake, make the Au Jus. Melt butter in a small saucepan and add garlic. Cook for 1 minute and then add beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, beef bouillon, and thyme. Simmer for 10 minutes and then add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve pinwheels with Au Jus.
Notes
If you want to add some heat to this recipe, add 1/2 teapsoon of crushed red pepper flakes to the onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 134kcal