On those busy weeknights or weekends for that matter, it’s nice to have a standby recipe that’s quick and easy to make. This recipe for Open Faced Beef Sandwiches is exactly one of those. Our sandwiches were served with Homemade Garlic Mashed Potatoes and they took 1/2 hour to make — but you could easily replace the mashed potatoes with instant mashed potatoes, potato salad, or macaroni salad to save that effort. Of course, this is only a quick meal if you have the ingredients on hand but it’s a great recipe to have to plan for those busy days ahead.
Here’s what you need to make Open Faced Beef Sandwiches

For each sandwich you will need:

• 2 slices bread (we prefer whole wheat but any bread will do)
• 3 slices of luncheon beef (you could use shaved beef as well)
• 1/4 cup prepared McCormick Brown Gravy Mix

1. Toast the bread to your liking. We like our toast dark but not burnt for these sandwiches so that the bread doesn’t get soggy from the gravy.
2. Warm the beef in microwave, quickly in a frying pan, or if you are making lots of gravy, in the gravy.
3. Place toast on plate. Top with Beef, and then cover with gravy.

Tip: Make extra brown gravy if you are serving the Open Faced Beef Sandwiches with mashed potatoes as we have in the picture. McCormick Brown Gravy is essentially fat free and has a nice flavor to use liberally on these sandwiches.