Croque monsieur

Name: Croque monsieur
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 180 g White wheat bread; 100 g Cooked ham; 90 g Gruyère; 20 g Butter; 15 g Plain wheat flour; 180 g Whole milk; 8 g Dijon mustard; 0.5 g Ground nutmeg; 0.5 g Black pepper

Golden ham and cheese toasties with a creamy béchamel topping.

Estimated total time: 30 minutes2 portionsAbout 660 kcal per portion

Croque monsieur — real photograph of the prepared dish — Photo: Michael Brewer · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo source. Representative dish photograph; recipe ingredient choices and plating may differ. Resized and JPEG-compressed for display.

Ingredients for 2 portions

180 g White wheat bread
100 g Cooked ham
90 g Gruyère
20 g Butter
15 g Plain wheat flour
180 g Whole milk
8 g Dijon mustard
0.5 g Ground nutmeg
0.5 g Black pepper

Method

Heat oven to 220°C. Melt butter in a pan, stir in flour for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in milk.
Simmer the sauce for 3–4 minutes until thick and smooth. Stir in nutmeg, pepper and one-third of the grated cheese.
Spread mustard on two bread slices, add ham, another third of the cheese and the other bread slices. Place on a baking tray.
Spread béchamel over the sandwiches and top with remaining cheese. Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden and hot through.

This is a home-cooking version. Accompaniments not listed are excluded from the calorie estimate. Check packaged ingredients for brand-specific allergens.

Croque monsieur

Allergens and ingredient checks

Listed allergens: gluten, milk, mustard, sulphites. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

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