French Dip Crescent Rolls with Easy Au Jus
These French Dip Crescent Rolls are one of those ridiculously easy recipes that everyone loves. Flaky crescent rolls are filled with roast beef and melty cheese, baked until golden, and served with a simple homemade au jus for dipping.
They make a quick weeknight dinner, an easy lunch, or a seriously good appetizer for game day. Best of all, you only need a handful of ingredients and about 30 minutes to get them on the table.
If you love a good French dip sandwich but don’t have the time to make the whole thing, this is the shortcut. And honestly? The buttery crescent rolls might make them even better.
Why You’ll Love These French Dip Crescent Rolls
There is a reason this recipe has been a favorite around here for years.
- Quick and easy. Refrigerated crescent dough does most of the work.
- Simple ingredients. Roast beef, cheese, crescent rolls, and a few pantry staples for the au jus.
- Kid-friendly. It’s basically roast beef and cheese wrapped in a buttery roll. What’s not to love?
- Great for more than dinner. Serve them for lunch, parties, football season, or whenever you need something easy.
- Homemade au jus. No packet required! This simple au jus comes together while the crescent rolls bake.
Ingredients
You don’t need much to make these easy roast beef crescent rolls.
Crescent rolls: A tube of refrigerated crescent roll dough makes these incredibly simple.
Roast beef: Thinly sliced deli roast beef works perfectly. This is also a great way to use leftover roast beef if you have some.
Cheese: Provolone is my favorite for that classic French dip flavor, but Swiss or mozzarella will work too.
Beef broth: This is the base for the quick homemade au jus.
Garlic and pepper: Just enough seasoning to give the dipping sauce extra flavor.
Cornstarch: Helps give the au jus a little body without making it thick like gravy.
How to Make French Dip Crescent Rolls
These really couldn’t be easier.
Preheat your oven and separate the crescent dough into triangles.
Add roast beef and cheese to each piece of dough, then roll them up just like you would a regular crescent roll.
Place the rolls on a baking sheet and bake until the crescent dough is puffed and golden brown and the cheese inside is nice and melty.
While the French dip crescent rolls are baking, make the au jus. Combine the beef broth, garlic, and pepper in a small saucepan and bring it to a simmer. Add the cornstarch as directed in the recipe to give it just a little more body.
Serve the crescent rolls warm with individual bowls of au jus for dipping.
Seriously simple and SO good.
By this time the crescents should be done! Place them on a plate with a small bowl of au jus and enjoy!
Easy Homemade Au Jus
Yes, you can buy an au jus seasoning packet, but you really don’t need one for this recipe.
This simple au jus uses beef broth and a few basic pantry ingredients and can be made in the same amount of time it takes your French dip rolls to bake.
Plus, you can control the salt and seasoning yourself. If your beef broth and deli roast beef are already salty, you may not need to add any additional salt at all.
Tip: Want an even richer au jus? Use a good-quality beef stock in place of regular beef broth.
Variations
Once you’ve made these once, they’re easy to change depending on what you have in the fridge.
Change the cheese. Provolone is delicious, but Swiss, mozzarella, or even pepper jack can work.
Add onions. A few caramelized onions tucked inside make these extra delicious.
Use leftover roast beef. Thinly slice it and use it instead of deli meat.
Add horseradish. Spread a very thin layer of prepared horseradish or horseradish sauce on the dough before adding the beef for a little extra kick.
Make a crescent ring. Instead of individual rolls, arrange the crescent dough in a ring, add the filling, fold the dough over, and bake until golden.
What to Serve with French Dip Rolls
For an easy dinner, serve these with french fries, potato wedges, chips, a salad, or some veggies.
They are also great as an appetizer. Put the warm French dip crescent rolls on a platter with small bowls of au jus and let everyone dig in.
They disappear FAST, so if you’re feeding a crowd, you might want to make two batches.
Storing & Reheating
Have leftovers? Store the baked crescent rolls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Keep the au jus in a separate container.
For the best texture, reheat the rolls in the oven or air fryer until warmed through. The microwave works in a pinch, but the crescent dough will be softer.
Warm the au jus separately and serve it alongside the reheated rolls.
French Dip Crescent Rolls FAQ
You can assemble the crescent rolls a little ahead of time and keep them covered in the refrigerator until you’re ready to bake. For the best results, though, I wouldn’t assemble them too far in advance because the dough can get soft.
Provolone is my favorite because it melts beautifully and goes perfectly with roast beef. Swiss is another great choice.
Absolutely. Slice leftover roast beef thinly so it heats through before the crescent dough gets too brown.
Of course. The homemade version is incredibly easy, but if you already have an au jus mix in the pantry and want to use it, go for it.
Not quite. Refrigerated crescent roll dough is softer and easier to work with than traditional laminated croissant dough. For this recipe, the refrigerated crescent rolls are exactly what you want.
An Easy Dinner Worth Keeping Around
These French Dip Crescent Rolls with Au Jus have everything I want from an easy recipe: very little prep, simple ingredients, and absolutely no complaints when I put them on the table.
Keep a tube of crescent rolls and some roast beef around and you can have a warm, cheesy dinner on the table in about 30 minutes. Don’t forget the au jus: dipping them is half the fun!
French Dip Crescent Rolls with Au Jus
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pkg crescent rolls 8 count
- 1 pound roast beef deli/ thinly sliced
- 4 ounces Swiss cheese slices or provolone
Au Jus
- 14 oz beef broth
- 1 dash black pepper
- 1 sprinkle garlic powder
- 1 tsp corn starch
Instructions
- Unroll crescents onto a large cookie sheet.
- On each crescent place a slice of roast beef and a piece of cheese.
- Roll crescents starting from the wide end and ending at the narrow end.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 13-15 minutes, until crescents are a golden color.
- Serve with Au Jus and enjoy!
Au jus
- Heat all of the ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium high heat whisking well. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat. Serve with crescents and enjoy.
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Originally posted in 2013, Updated in 2026
made these today and they were good
Delicious! So easy & a great recipe.