Croque Monsieur Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Name: Croque Monsieur Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps flour; 355 milliliters milk; 1 pinch A each of salt, freshly ground pepper, nutmeg, or more to taste; 355 milliliters ounces Gruyère cheese, grated (about grated); 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese (packed); 8 slices French or Italian loaf bread; 340 grams ham, sliced; 1 serving Dijon mustard

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Croque Monsieur Ham and Cheese Sandwich a try. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 45g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 708 calories. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes. If you have parmesan cheese, flour, ham, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Croque-Monsieur (Toasted Ham & Cheese Sandwich), The Classic French Bistro Sandwich - Croque Monsieur, and Croque Monsieur with Brie and Black Forest Ham.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Make the béchamel sauce: Melt butter in a small saucepan on medium/low heat until it just starts to bubble.

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Butter

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Add the flour and cook, stirring until smooth, about 2 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Slowly add the milk, whisking continuously, cooking until thick.

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Milk

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Whisk

Remove from heat.

Add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

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Nutmeg

Pepper

Salt

Stir in the Parmesan and 1/4 cup of the grated Gruyère. Set aside.

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Parmesan

Gruyere

Lay out the bread slices on a baking sheet and toast them in the 400°F oven, a few minutes each side, until lightly toasted. For extra flavor you can spread some butter on the bread slices before you toast them if you want.

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Butter

Spread

Bread

Toast

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Baking Sheet

Oven

(Alternatively, you can assemble the sandwiches as follows in step four and grill them on a skillet, finishing them in the broiler with the bechamel sauce.)

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Sauce

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Broiler

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Grill

Build the sandwiches: Lightly brush half of the toasted slices with mustard.

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Mustard

Add the ham slices and about 1 cup of the remaining Gruyère cheese. Top with the other toasted bread slices.

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Ham Slices

Gruyere

Cheese

Bread

Add bechamel, more Gruyere: Spoon on the béchamel sauce to the tops of the sandwiches.

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Gruyere

Sauce

Sprinkle with the remaining Gruyère cheese.

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Gruyere

Cheese

Place on a broiling pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake in the oven for 5 minutes, then turn on the broiler and broil for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, until the cheese topping is bubbly and lightly browned.

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Cheese

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Broiler

If you top this sandwich with a fried egg it becomes a Croque Madame.

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Egg