Croque-monsieur potatoes
A way to revive potatoes, "croque-monsieur" style: topped with bechamel sauce, ham and cheese, then browned in the oven.
22K 4.7/5 based on 6 reviews
Last modified on: August 4th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 litre cooked potatoes - 2
3 tablespoons olive oil - 3
300 ml Bechamel sauce - 4
2 slices ham - 5
200 ml grated cheese - 6
fine (or table) salt
How long will it take?
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 litre cooked potatoeses in half lengthways.
Cut 1 litre 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.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.78 €
- Per person : 1.20 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Lemony cabbage and potato salad, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Pollack Parmentier, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Scallops au gratin, Harvest Gratin, Potato and broccoli gratin, Ham and endives au gratin, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Moussaka, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Breton galettes (pancakes), Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coq au vin, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Tomato ladybirds, Paella, Baked salmon fillet, ... All |
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