Easy
French
Croque Monsieur
Grilled ham and cheese sandwich
30
Total Minutes
4
Servings
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
8.00 slices
Thick bread
brioche or white bread
8.00 slices
Ham
good quality
2.00 cups
Gruyère cheese
grated
3.00 tbsp
Butter
3.00 tbsp
Flour
1.50 cups
Milk
warm
0.25 tsp
Nutmeg
freshly grated
2.00 tbsp
Dijon mustard
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Make béchamel: melt butter, whisk in flour.
2 minutes
2
Gradually add milk, cook until thickened.
5 minutes
3
Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg.
4
Spread mustard on bread, layer ham and cheese.
5
Top with béchamel and more cheese.
6
Broil until golden and bubbly.
3 minutes