Croque Monsieur Recipe

Croque Monsieur is a delicious French ham and cheese sandwich made with gruyere, parmesan, ham and a simple béchamel sauce, toasted in the oven.

Serve with a green salad and a small cup of French Onion Soup and you have the perfect Parisian meal!

This Croque Monsieur recipe (and my other favorite French recipes) are inspired by the two trips to France I’ve taken over the years. You can find a Croque Monsieur or Croque Madame sandwich on almost every restaurant menu in Paris.

The sandwich pictured above was from a patio lunch I enjoyed on the streets at Montmartre, Paris.

Croque Monsieur

Croque Monsieur is a delicious French ham and cheese sandwich, made with gruyere, parmesan, ham and a simple béchamel sauce, toasted in the oven.

Prep: 10min

Total: 30min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 658 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 34 g, Saturated Fat 19 g, Cholesterol 104 mg, Sodium 657 mg, Sugar 5 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup unsalted butter ((½ stick))
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1½ cups whole milk
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dijon mustard
• dash of ground nutmeg
• 8 thin slices white sandwich breads
• 5 ounces good quality ham (about 8 slices)
• 6 ounces Gruyere cheese (,or Emmental cheese, grated (about 2½ cups))
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Instruction:

1. Season with a little bit of salt and pepper. Remove from heat and whisk in mustard and nutmeg. Set aside while you make the sandwiches, or make the sauce up to 1 week in advance.
2. Bake at 425 degrees F for about 5-6 minutes, until cheese is melted, and then turn the oven to broil and broil until the cheese on top is lightly golden, 2-4 minutes.

Croque Monsieur

Prep: 0 5min0

Total: 0 30min0

Yield: 4 to 8 servings

Serving Size: 1 of 6 servings

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 of 6 servings, calories 872, Fat 51g, Saturated Fat 29g, Carbohydrate 47g, Fiber 4g, Sugar 9g, Protein 55g, Cholesterol 169mg, Sodium 1871mg

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups hot milk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch nutmeg
• 12 ounces Gruyere, grated (5 cups)
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
• 16 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed
• Dijon mustard
• 8 ounces baked Virginia ham, sliced but not paper thin

Instruction:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. 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 butter?flour 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.
3. 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.
4. 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. Serve hot.

Croque Monsieur Recipe

If you’re looking for delicious French food, a croque monsieur sandwich is the perfect place to start. This ham and cheese sandwich recipe is layered with bechamel sauce and broiled cheese for a crispy, decadent, and delicious breakfast or brunch recipe.

Prep: 20min

Total: 27min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 serving, calories 870 kcal, Carbohydrate 81 g, Protein 48 g, Fat 39 g, Saturated Fat 20 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 121 mg, Sodium 1789 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 8 g, unSaturated Fat 16 g

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp Butter
• 3 tbsp All Purpose Flour
• 1 ½ cups whole Milk
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp black pepper
• ⅛ tsp nutmeg
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 8 slices of French bread (loaf, not baguette)
• 8 slices of Ham
• 8 oz Shredded Gruyere cheese (about 3 cups, shredded)

Instruction:

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Once butter is melted, add the flour into the pot and whisk until a paste forms.
2. Allow the paste to cook for about 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds or so.
3. After 2 minutes, pour the milk into the pot. Whisk until the milk thickens enough that you can see whisk marks left behind in the roux after your whisk moves through it.
4. Once thickened, remove from heat. Add the salt, black pepper, nutmeg, and dijon mustard into the bechamel and whisk to combine. Set aside. This is your bechamel sauce.
5. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
6. On a cookie sheet, lay 4 pieces of bread. Spread about 2 tbsp of bechamel onto each piece of bread.
7. Add about 1 ounce of shredded cheese on top of the bechamel. Then place 2 pieces of ham on each sandwich and finally, another piece of bread on top.
8. On top of the top piece of bread, spread another 2 tbsp of bechamel sauce. On top of the bechamel, sprinkle another 1 oz of gruyere cheese.
9. Place the cookie sheet in the oven for about 4-5 minutes, or until the cheese melts completely.
10. Once the cheese has melted on the sandwiches, remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Move the top rack of the oven up until it’s directly under the broiler, then turn the oven to a high broil. Put the cookie sheet of sandwiches back on the top rack and broil until the cheese is bubbly and starts to toast. Watch your sandwiches closely at this point, as broiling can cause them to burn easily.
11. When the cheese is toasted, remove the sandwiches from the oven. Cut with a fork to eat. Enjoy!

You have to try this Croque Monsieur, French Cheese and Ham sandwich

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