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Reuben Casserole for St. Patrick's Day taken with iphone 15 pro max --iw 2 --ar 4:5 --v 6.0 --raw

Reuben Casserole

This Reuben Casserole is like a huge Reuben sandwich for a crowd! Layers of rye bread, pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and special sauce!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 12 servings
Calories 274 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13 inch baking dish

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 6 slices rye bread dark or light, divided use
  • 1 pound thinly sliced pastrami or corned beef divided use
  • 14.5 oz sauerkraut drained very well
  • 4 cups shredded Swiss cheese divided use
  • 1 cup chopped dill pickles
  • 2 teaspoons caraway seeds divided use
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 large eggs beaten
  • ⅓ cup thousand island dressing
  • ¼ cup yellow mustard

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Whisk together milk, eggs, thousand island dressing, and yellow mustard.
  • Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish and layer half of the rye bread on the bottom.
  • Layer half the pastrami, half the sauerkraut, dill pickles, and half the Swiss cheese.
  • Sprinkle one teaspoon of caraway seeds over the layer.
  • Repeat layers again with the remaining ingredients.
  • Pour the milk and egg mixture over the entire casserole.
  • Sprinkle the last teaspoon of caraway seeds on top.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

Notes

Serve with extra thousand island dressing or mustard on the side.