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 4th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:PotatoesCroque-monsieurBechamelHamCheeseGratin.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.
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Cut 1 kg cooked potatoes in half lengthways.
Cut 1 kg cooked potatoes 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.
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 % |
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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: Creamy artichokes, Gratin Parmentier, Croque-monsieur gourmand, Oven omelette, Comtois surprise bread, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chard and potato gratin, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Italian style gratin, Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baker's pizza, Quick stuffed courgettes, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fisherman's Ragout, Tomato sauce for pizzas, Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon, Normandy seafood stew, Rabbit civet, ... All |
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