Top with the remaining cheese mixture, then spoon the other half of the béchamel over the top. Like most French foods, a croque monsieur is all about inducing feelings of pleasure, regardless of how easily and quickly it can be put together. 4. Top with the rest of the bread, with the toasted side uppermost, and push down, then put the sandwiches on to the grill tray and top with bechamel sauce. Open Faced Croque Monsieur (Printable Recipe) 2 Tbsp butter 2 Tbsp flour 1 1/2 cups milk 2 cups gruyere cheese, divided 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper.

Cook for another minute or two, or until the second slice of bread is also golden brown, and the cheese inside the croque-monsieur is fully melted. The name of the sandwich, croque monsieur, loosely translates to mister crunch. Chicken cordon bleu contains all of the same flavors as my cherished croque monsieur, except it’s with chicken not bread. Now transfer the sandwich to a cutting board. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oh yes, I was on to something here. 4 large French rolls or hamburger buns 2 Tbsp butter, softened 3 Tbsp honey mustard dressing (O’Charley’s) 24 slices thinly sliced deli ham. Croque Monsieur. And with that, a chicken cordon bleu-croque monsieur love child was born. This is most likely a play off the crisp nature of the sandwich as its baked or fried to a crisp.