Monte Cristo Sandwich

Name: Monte Cristo Sandwich
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 slices white bread; 200g sliced ham; 200g sliced turkey; 8 slices Swiss cheese; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 2 tbsp butter; icing sugar and raspberry jam to serve

A French toast-style American diner sandwich stacked with ham, turkey and Swiss cheese. Cooking the egg-dipped sandwich slowly in butter over medium heat is what lets the cheese fully melt by the time the outside turns golden, rather than burning the crust before the inside catches up.

Total time

20 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

8 sliceswhite bread

200gsliced ham

200gsliced turkey

8 slicesSwiss cheese

3eggs

1/2 cupmilk

2 tbspbutter

icing sugar and raspberry jamto serve

Instructions

Build sandwiches: bread, cheese, ham, turkey, cheese, bread.

Whisk eggs and milk.

Dip sandwiches in egg mixture.

Cook in butter over medium heat 3-4 minutes per side until golden.

Dust with icing sugar and serve with raspberry jam.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

434

Protein

21.9g

Fat

23.4g

Carbs

33.2g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

438mg

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