Croque Monsieur

Name: Croque Monsieur
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 8 servings Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 liters 12 ounces Gruyere, grated; 227 grams baked Virginia ham, sliced but not paper thin; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 473 milliliters hot milk; 1 pinch Pinch nutmeg; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 16 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Croque Monsieur a try. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 645 calories, 40g of protein, and 40g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up sandwich bread, dijon mustard, parmesan, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. Croque Monsieur, Croque Monsieur, and Croque Monsieur are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Melt the butter over low heat in a small saucepan and add the flour all at once, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Slowly pour the hot milk into the butterflour mixture and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thickened. Off the heat add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup grated Gruyere, and the Parmesan and set aside.

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Parmesan

Gruyere

Butter

Nutmeg

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Sauce

Milk

Salt

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

Sauce Pan

To toast the bread, place the slices on 2 baking sheets and bake for 5 minutes. Turn each slice and bake for another 2 minutes, until toasted.

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Sandwich Bread

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Lightly brush half the toasted breads with mustard, add a slice of ham to each, and sprinkle with half the remaining Gruyere. Top with another piece of toasted bread. Slather the tops with the cheese sauce, sprinkle with the remaining Gruyere, and bake the sandwiches for 5 minutes. Turn on the broiler and broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and lightly browned.

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Cheese Sauce

Gruyere

Mustard