Croque-Monsieur

Name: Croque-Monsieur
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter; ¼ cup all-purpose flour; 1½ cups whole milk; 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or ¼ ground nutmeg; Kosher salt; 8 slices ½”-thick country-style bread; 6 oz. ham, preferably Paris ham (about 8 slices); 3 oz. Gruyère, grated (about 1½ cups); 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence

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Grilled ham and cheese: nothing to scoff at. But a Croque Monsieur? Baked ham and cheese with velvety béchamel oozing out all over the place: mind-altering.

Updated at: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:08:21 GMT