Croque Madame

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: 30 Minutes to Eternal Bliss

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (70)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divided
1 rounded tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
Salt and pepper
1/8 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg, eyeball it
2 teaspoons Dijon style mustard
2 slices white bread
2 large eggs
4 slices deli ham
4 slices deli Swiss cheese
Chopped parsley leaves, chives or thyme leaves, for garnish - choose from any or all on hand

Directions

Place a small sauce pot over medium low heat and melt 2 tablespoons butter in it. Whisk in a rounded tablespoon of flour and cook 1 minute or so. Whisk in milk and bring to a bubble then drop heat to low. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, nutmeg and Dijon. When sauce coats back of a spoon, turn off heat.

Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in each of 2 medium nonstick skillets, both over medium low heat. When butter melts add 2 large eggs to the first skillet, keeping the whites separate from each other. To the second skillet add 2 slices bread and toast lightly on first side then turn the bread. Top turned bread liberally with sauce and 2 slices of the ham and the Swiss cheese on each slice of bread. Use a spatula to transfer the eggs to the tops of the open faced sandwiches. Cover the pan with foil and turn off heat. Let pan stand 5 minutes to melt cheese and set sauce and eggs.

Top sandwiches with chopped herb or herbs of choice and serve. Spoon any leftover sauce over top of the eggs before garnishing.

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Sudha Oneonta, AL 08-25-2009
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Five Star Snack!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am a vegetarian, but I made this for my husband and 2 teenagers and they loved it! My oldest son told me it tastes like... something you would get at a five-star restaurant! Thanks Rachael!Read more
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Susanne Lenexa, KS 08-23-2009
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Easy and delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I couldn't believe how easy and delicious this recipe is!!! The sauce is perfect (adding dijon to the bechamel was such a... nice addition for this sandwich)! Instead of cooking the eggs in butter, I poached them to keep the calories down a bit (I also didn't use butter on the toast, and we didn't miss it). It's easy to customize this recipe for members of the family too. My husband doesn't care for eggs, so he got the same sandwich without eggs. Everyone else loved it with the eggs. You have to try this!!!Read more
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Lisette Mesa, AZ 08-19-2009
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Oh So Good :)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for lunch right after viewing it on tv. It was SO simple and so good! I didn't have any dijon mustard, but the... sauce turned out so good. And I used Honey Ham and Provolone. I can't get over how simple it was and great tasting! I burnt the bread a little while waiting for the egg to cook a little bit more while on the sandwich, but I didn't care because the sauce was so good you just want to pour it all over the sandwich. This is definetly going to be an at home favorite.Read more
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null null, null 08-15-2009
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Fam Favorite
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This has become a Sunday morning favorite. Thanks Rachael !
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Stephanie Eureka, CA 08-07-2009
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So rich and amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was very tasty. Even my picky husband and children liked it! I left the nutmeg out of the sauce because I think that it... is gross in a sauce like this. The way I made it, the sauce was so good, I couldn't keep my hands off it. Read more
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Christina Las Cruces, NM 02-14-2009
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The sauce makes the dish!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been making croque madame for awhile, but never with a sauce before. The first time I made this, I was apprehensive and... so I served it on the side. After one bite, my husband and I poured the rest of the sauce on the sandwich and it was AMAZING. The sauce complements the flavors in the sandwich, but does not overwhelm. This has always been one of my husband's favorites, but now he asks me for this meal more than ever!Read more