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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 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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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.

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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

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 purple artichokes, Gratin du Nord, Artichokes with beef, Erika's ceviche, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin "grilled inside", Spinach Mornay, Chard and potato gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Bolognaise lasagne, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Cheese tart, Bolognaise lasagne, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Thin endive tart, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Panzanella, Thaï rice with small vegetables, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Bistro-style red endive salad, Mushrooms à la grecque, ... All

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