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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 2 people, you will need:

1 500 g cooked potatoes
2 2 tablespoons olive oil
3 150 g Bechamel sauce
4 1 slice ham
5 100 g grated cheese
6 fine (or table) salt
Total weight: 830 grams

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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 500 g 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
1,480 Kcal or 6,196 Kj	63 gr	167 gr	121 gr
74 %	24 %	16 %	18 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
178 Kcal or 745 Kj	8 gr	20 gr	15 gr
9 %	3 %	2 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
740 Kcal or 3,098 Kj	32 gr	83 gr	60 gr
37 %	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 2 people : 2.42 €
Per person : 1.21 €

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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, Gratin Parmentier, Gratin of purple artichokes, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Tartiflette, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moussaka, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Bolognaise lasagne, Ham "friand" pie, Ham and endives au gratin, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Enchiladas, Pollack Parmentier, Mornay onion tart, Polenta parmentier, Ham pasta bake, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican salad, Pan con tomate, Fisherman's Ragout, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Tomato meat balls, ... All

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