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.
The assembled sandwich is popped in the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.
48K 8 4.1
Last modified on: May 24th 2015
Keywords for this recipe: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
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 25 min. | 20 min. | 45 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Spread bechamel sauce on the other side of each slice.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Put the cooked spinach on top...
Stage 4 - 5 min.
...then slices of hard-boiled egg.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
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.
Cover with a second slice of bread, butter side outwards.
Prepare all the sandwiches like this and arrange on a baking sheet.
Prepare all the sandwiches like this and arrange on a baking sheet.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Toast in the oven for about 20 minutes until browned and the cheese has melted.
Stage 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.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately, once cooked, but freezes well uncooked..
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,000 Kcal or 8,374 Kj | 81 gr | 173 gr | 117 gr |
| 100 % | 31 % | 16 % | 18 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 202 Kcal or 846 Kj | 8 gr | 17 gr | 12 gr |
| 10 % | 3 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 500 Kcal or 2,093 Kj | 20 gr | 43 gr | 29 gr |
| 25 % | 8 % | 4 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 pieces : 3.99 €
- Per piece : 1.00 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Spinach fritters, Salmon and spinach quiche, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Endives , Thin endive tart, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Breton galettes (pancakes), ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bolognaise lasagne, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Endives , Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon, French toast "cordon bleu", Crêpes Suzette, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Avocado mousse with sorrel, ... All |
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