French dinner
Classic Croque Monsieur
Paris café comfort: ham and Gruyère toasties smothered in silky béchamel and grilled until golden and bubbling.
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- 20 min · Quick
- Beginner
- Mild spice
- Serves 2
- Hob, Oven
Carb loverHotComfort foodFamily favoriteCrunchy
Contains: Wheat, Milk. Always check ingredient labels.
Why you'll love it
- Ready in about 20 minutes
- Comfort food
- Family favorite
- Crunchy
Fits your table
Eating solo
Halve the quantities or keep a portion for tomorrow's lunch.
For two
Written for 2 — just right for two.
With kids
Mild enough for most kids.
Swaps
Use the serving selector above to scale it for more people.
Ingredients
2 servings
- Slices of white sandwich bread4 whole
- Cooked ham slices4 whole
- Gruyère, grated100 g
- Butter20 g
- Plain flour1 tbsp
- Milk150 ml
- Dijon mustard1 tsp
- Nutmeg1 pinch
- Green salad leaves80 g
Steps
Storage & leftovers
Keep leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheat until piping hot.
Nutrition
This dinner leans carb lover. We don't publish calorie numbers until they're calculated from real data.
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