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.
74 K 4.1/5 (8 reviews)
45 min.
Easy
8 pieces
6 IngredientsLast modified on: May 24th 2015
For 8 pieces, you will need:
- 1
16 slices sandwich bread - 2
½ cup butter - 3
¾ cup bechamel sauce - 4
8 hard-boiled eggs - 5
1 ¾ cup cooked spinach - 6
1 1⁄3 cup grated cheese
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 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..
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 700 RDI=270 % | 2,900 RDI=270 % | 690 RDI=100 % | 4,360 RDI=220 % | 18,240 RDI: 220 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=10 % | 150 RDI=10 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 220 RDI=10 % | 920 RDI: 10 % |
| Per piece | 90 RDI=30 % | 360 RDI=30 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 540 RDI=30 % | 2,280 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 pieces : 8.05 €
- Per piece : 1.05 €
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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: Asparagus and spinach gratin, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Spinach brik parcels, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, ... See them all 36
Grated cheese
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Bechamel sauce
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Ham "friand" pie, Bolognaise lasagne, Spinach parmentier, ... See them all 31
Butter
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