A delicious, simple way to make Philly Cheesesteaks at home! A hoagie bun full of shaved beef, veggies, gooey cheese, and tons of flavor.
What You Will Need
Shaved beef, onion, green bell pepper, salt, beef broth, A1 sauce, steak seasoning, hoagie buns, melted butter, sliced provolone cheese, and cheez whiz (yep the stuff in the jar, trust me). You’ll need a deep skillet or a pot to cook the beef and veggies in as well as a baking sheet for your sandwiches because we will be using the oven as well.
Step By Step Instructions
Brown 12 oz of shaved beef.
Once your shaved beef is cooked, add in sliced onion and green bell pepper. Add as much or as little as you want! Shake in a few dashes of salt and steak seasoning. Now splash in a few splashes of beef broth and A1 sauce. Let your beef and veggies simmer in those juices while we go over and work on the hoagie buns.
If your hoagie buns aren’t already sliced, go ahead and slice your hoagie buns like a hot dog bun. One side of the hoagie bun should still be intact, but you should be able to open up your bun from the opposite side. Place your hoagie buns on a baking sheet and lightly brush them all over with melted butter. Put them in the oven at 350 degrees for a few minutes to get them slightly toasted. When you take them out of the oven, add sliced provolone cheese on the open-faced buns. See picture below for example!
Now, put the buns back in the oven and broil on high for a few minutes to get that cheese melted and gooey. Once the cheese is melted, bring the buns back out of the oven. Add your beef and vegetable mixture onto the hoagie buns.
Drizzle Cheez Whiz on your Philly Cheesesteaks, trust me.
And that’s it! Enjoy.
Tips & Advice
When transferring your beef to the hoagie buns, use tongs to grab your beef and vegetable mixture so the juice it has been simmering in drains off. You don’t want soggy Philly Cheesesteaks.
Don’t add the Cheez Whiz straight out of the jar. Before you drizzle your Philly Cheesesteak with Cheez Whiz, remove the amount of Cheez Whiz you want and put it in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. It will be easier to drizzle and taste better to have warm Cheez Whiz.
If you can, buy fresh hoagie buns from the bakery section of your grocery store. Buying freshly baked bread is a small thing you can do to make this taste even better!
If you like mushrooms, add them! I add mushrooms to my husband’s Philly Cheesesteak… I don’t particularly care for them which is why they aren’t included in the recipe.
This recipe will yield 4 Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches.
Printable Recipe
Philly Cheesesteak
Ingredients
- 12 oz shaved beef
- Onion, sliced to taste
- Green bell pepper, sliced to taste
- A few dashes salt
- A few dashes steak seasoning
- A few splashes beef broth
- A few splashes A1 sauce
- 4 hoagie buns
- 2 TBSP butter, melted
- 8 slices provolone cheese
- 1 jar Cheez Whiz
Instructions
- Brown your shaved beef.
- Add sliced green bell pepper and onion to your cooked shaved beef and continue to cook on low. Add as much or as little green bell pepper and onion as you want.
- Season beef and vegetable mixture with a few dashes of salt and steak seasoning.
- Add in a few splashes of both beef broth and A1 sauce.
- Let your beef and vegetable mixture simmer on low in those liquids while you work on preparing the hoagie buns.
- Lightly brush melted butter on hoagie buns and place them in the oven at 350 for a few minutes until lightly toasted.
- Once toasted, remove the hoagie buns from the oven and add sliced provolone cheese.
- Broil on high a couple minutes to get that provolone cheese melted and gooey.
- Remove hoagie buns from the oven and add your beef and vegetable mixture to your hoagie buns.
- Top your Philly Cheesesteak with melted Cheez Whiz. Enjoy!
Notes
- When transferring your beef and veggie mixture to the hoagie buns, use tongs so the juice it has been simmering in drains off.
- Melt Cheez Whiz in a microwave-safe bowl before drizzling onto Philly Cheesesteaks.
- Buy fresh hoagie buns from the bakery section of your grocery store to make this taste even better.
- Add mushrooms if you like them.
- This recipe will yield 4 Philly Cheesesteaks.
