Total time · 27 min

French Ham and Gruyere Croque Monsieur

Name: French Ham and Gruyere Croque Monsieur
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 slices Sandwich bread; 200 g Cooked ham; 160 g Gruyere cheese; 1 cup Milk; 2 tbsp All-purpose flour; 30 g Butter; 15 g Dijon mustard; 1 g Ground nutmeg

Ham and Gruyere melt inside a sandwich finished with bubbling béchamel.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 12 min
Servings: 4

Indicative estimates

Energy per serving: ~109 kcal per serving partial estimate
Ingredient value: ~$6.84 partial estimate; 7 of 8 ingredients estimated

Ingredients

8 slices Sandwich bread
200 g Cooked ham
160 g Gruyere cheese
1 cup Milk
2 tbsp All-purpose flour
30 g Butter
15 g Dijon mustard
1 g Ground nutmeg

Directions

10 min
Melt butter, whisk in flour and then milk, and cook to a smooth béchamel; season with nutmeg.
8 min
Spread bread lightly with mustard, fill with ham and half the cheese, then close the sandwiches. Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches at least 160 °F (71 °C).
9 min
Top with béchamel and remaining cheese; bake at 425 °F (220 °C) until puffed and deeply golden.