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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

Keywords for this recipe:Potatoes Croque-monsieur Bechamel Ham Cheese Gratin.

For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 kg cooked potato
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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20 min.	20 min.	40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Croque-monsieur potatoes : Photo of step #1

Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Cut 1 kg cooked potatoes in half lengthways.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

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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.

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

Stage 4 - 3 min.

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Lay a slice of ham on each one.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

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Finish with a little grated cheese.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,818 Kcal or 11,798 Kj	99 gr	252 gr	157 gr
141 %	38 %	24 %	24 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
171 Kcal or 716 Kj	6 gr	15 gr	10 gr
9 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
705 Kcal or 2,952 Kj	25 gr	63 gr	39 gr
35 %	10 %	6 %	6 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.78 €
Per person : 1.20 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Winemaker's toast, Salad paysanne, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Crispy potato galette with leeks, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Chard and potato gratin, Thin spinach and potato tart, Croque-monsieur, Ham "friand" pie, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur, Bolognaise lasagne, Thin endive tart, Moussaka, Bourguignon potatoes , ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salade Niçoise, Couscous, Cauliflower curry, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Seafood sauerkraut, ... All

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