Name: Croque Monsieur
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter (about), room temperature; 8 thin white sandwich bread slices, crusts removed; 8 thin Gruyère or Swiss cheese slices; 4 ham slices

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 4

Ingredients

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter (about), room temperature

8 thin white sandwich bread slices, crusts removed

8 thin Gruyère or Swiss cheese slices

4 ham slices

Preparation

Step 1
Lightly butter 1 side of each bread slice. Place 1 cheese slice on buttered side of each of 4 bread slices. Top with ham slice and another cheese slice. Close sandwiches with remaining bread slices, buttered side in.
Step 2
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add sandwiches in batches and cook until golden brown, adding more butter as necessary, about 2 minutes per side. Serve immediately.

TagsSandwich French European Gruyère Cheese Dairy Swiss Cheese Ham Meat Lunch Dinner Nut Free Easy Fry Bon Appétit

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