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Croque Madame

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Croque Madame

A croque monsieur topped with a fried egg — the luxe upgrade. Baking it briefly after pan-frying is what fully melts the Gruyère through the centre instead of just browning the outside.

Total time
22 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
12 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
French
comfortbistro

Ingredients

8 sliceswhite bread
8 slicesham
4 slicesGruyère
béchamel: 2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp flour, 1 cup milk
4fried eggs
Dijon mustard
butterfor cooking

Instructions

1

Make béchamel; season.

2

Spread mustard on bread; add ham and cheese.

3

Butter outside; cook in pan until golden; bake at 180°C 5 min.

4

Top each with a fried egg.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
300
Protein
19.8g
Fat
10.8g
Carbs
30.1g
Fiber
1.6g
Sodium
843mg

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