CROQUE MONSIEUR Recipes

This Croque Monsieur recipe was inspired but the amazing adventure to Europe my husband and I just returned home from. Our past two weeks were spent traveling (kid free!) with my husband’s family to Rome and Paris and I’m already missing all of the amazing food, history, art, and culture of Europe.

We had a BLAST spending so much quality time with our siblings, who we don’t get to see often. My two sister-in-laws are both pregnant as well and it was fun strutting three “beautiful bellies” all over two of Europe’s greatest cities, together. Here are a few photos from our time in Paris.

I was (obviously) completely inspired by the food we ate throughout our trip and I can’t wait to recreate my favorite dishes for you all. FIRST UP: Croque Monsieur, which you can find on almost every restaurant menu in Paris!  I could eat this amazing french-style ham and cheese sandwich every. single. day.

Serve it with a warm bowl of French onion soup and I’m in heaven! (Authentic French onion soup recipe coming soon!) The sandwich pictured below was from a fun patio lunch we enjoyed on the streets at Montmartre Paris.

Ingredients

• Béchamel sauce:
• ¼ cup unsalted butter (½ stick)
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1½ cups whole milk
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dijon mustard
• dash of ground nutmeg
• Sandwich:
• 8 thin slices white sandwich breads
• 5 ounces good quality ham about 8 slices
• 6 ounces Gruyere cheeses (or Emmental cheese), grated (about 2½ cups)
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Instructions
For the Béchamel:

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes. 
2. Gradually add milk, stirring well until the mixture is smooth. Cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened. 
3. Season with a little bit of salt and pepper. Remove from heat and whisk in mustard and nutmeg.
4. …………………………………..

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