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Croque-monsieur potatoes

A way to revive potatoes, "croque-monsieur" style: topped with bechamel sauce, ham and cheese, then browned in the oven.

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Last modified on: August 4^th 2021

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 kg cooked potatoes
2 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 300 g Bechamel sauce
4 2 slices ham
5 200 g grated cheese
6 fine (or table) salt
Total weight: 1,645 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	20 min.	40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Cut 1 kg cooked potatoeses in half lengthways.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Arrange them cut face downwards on a sheet of baking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Brush with olive oil, then sprinkle with a little salt.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Turn the potatoes over and spread with a generous helping of bechamel sauce.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Lay a slice of ham on each one.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Finish with a little grated cheese.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes until nicely browned on top.

Remarks

If your potatoes are quite large, carve a hollow with a pommes parisiennes spoon to make room for a little more bechamel sauce, otherwise they might be too dry.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,824 Kcal or 11,824 Kj	126 gr	333 gr	226 gr
141 %	48 %	31 %	34 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
172 Kcal or 720 Kj	8 gr	20 gr	14 gr
9 %	3 %	2 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
706 Kcal or 2,956 Kj	32 gr	83 gr	57 gr
35 %	12 %	8 %	9 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 5.21 $
Per person : 1.30 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Artichokes with beef, Erika's ceviche, Polish-style beetroot salad, Tartiflette, Comtois surprise bread, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Montlebon toast, Escalope cordon bleu, Italian style gratin, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Gougères, Frichti from Bruxelles, Polenta parmentier, Hachis parmentier, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, Warm haricot bean salad, Penne with Mushrooms, Polenta with beetroot tops, ... All

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