Pulled beef croque monsieur

Delicious cheese and beef grilled sandwich

Serves

10 mins

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

Recipe author

Magills Butchery

Master the Croque Monsieur with soft sourdough, gruyère, and velvety béchamel sauce. We've put a delicious twist on it by using pulled beef. This sandwich is the king of grilled cheeses, and you'll relish every mouthful of this brunch/lunch classic.

The best bit - if you're using pre-cooked pulled beef, you're able to get it on the table in 15 minutes!

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Lunch,

Everyday,

Beef,

Leftovers

Ingredients

Croque Monsieur

200g pulled beef

4 slices sour dough bread

thickly sliced

4 slices cheese

30g cheese

grated for topping

Béchamel

1 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp white flour

2 cups milk

1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

_1/4 tsp grated nutmeg

Method

To Make Beef Croque Monsieur

Preheat oven 180deg (grill).

Heat pulled meat in microwave for 2.5 minutes, take out of packet and stir through.

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To make béchamel sauce - melt butter in pot, then add flour mixing until paste-like. Then gradually add milk and whisk as you go to keep it smooth and silky. Once smooth and thick, add nutmeg and mustard and mix through.

In an ovenproof tray of flat pan, lay slices of bread and spread over pulled beef and lay cheese slice on top. Put the other slice of bread on top.

Top bread with sauce mixture, sprinkle grated cheese over the top.

Place under the grill, until cheese is melted and golden (approximately 8-10 minutes).

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Cut into quarters and serve.

Nutrition Information per Serving (494g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 2 serves.

Energy

2980kJ (712 kcal)

Protein

52.5g

Total Fat