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Spinach Croque-monsieur

A croque-monsieur is a French toasted sandwich. Here, the 2 slices of buttered bread are filled with bechamel sauce, hard-boiled eggs, blanched spinach and melted cheese.

The assembled sandwich is popped in the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.

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Last modified on: May 24^th 2015

For 4 pieces, you will need:

1 8 slices Sandwich bread
2 40 g butter
3 80 g Bechamel sauce
4 4 hard-boiled eggs
5 200 g cooked spinach
6 150 g grated cheese
Total weight: 990 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	20 min.	45 min.

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Should be eaten immediately, once cooked, but freezes well uncooked..

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

Spinach Croque-monsieur : Photo of step #1

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Butter the 8 slices Sandwich bread on one side.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Spinach Croque-monsieur : Photo of step #2

Spread bechamel sauce on the other side of each slice.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

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Put the cooked spinach on top...

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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...then slices of hard-boiled egg.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Spinach Croque-monsieur : Photo of step #5

Finish with the cheese: grated, sliced very thinly (if using a soft-paste cheese that melts easily, like Saint-Nectaire) or runny "hamburger" cheese.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Spinach Croque-monsieur : Photo of step #6

Cover with a second slice of bread, butter side outwards.

Prepare all the sandwiches like this and arrange on a baking sheet.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

Spinach Croque-monsieur : Photo of step #7

Toast in the oven for about 20 minutes until browned and the cheese has melted.

Stage 8

Spinach Croque-monsieur : Photo of step #8

Serve hot with a little salad on the side.

Remarks

You can use different breads, such as seeded or wholemeal, rather than ordinary white sliced bread, which is often rather tasteless. If the bread you are using has crusts, trim these off with a serrated knife.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 pieces : 4.16 €
Per piece : 1.04 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin slices with spinach, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach Omelette, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Oxtail Parmentier, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Potato and broccoli gratin, Thin endive tart, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops au gratin, Spinach Mornay, Ham "friand" pie, Croque-monsieur, Potato and broccoli gratin, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag., Chocolate eclairs, Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, Tomato tatin, Nonettes, ... All

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