Croque Madame
Author: Kira O.
Recipe type: Brunch
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 1¼ cup milk
- ⅛ tsp. grated nutmeg
- 1½ cup grated Italian sharp cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 4 eggs
- ½ lb. cooked chicken breast thinly sliced - 8 slices
- 8 slices of sourdough bread
- 2 tsp. Dijon-style mustard
- Preheat broiler
- In a medium-sized saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Slowly add flour and stir until golden.
- Whisk in milk and nutmeg until mixture begins to boil.
- Stir until sauce coats back of the spoon, about 3 minutes.
- Add ½ cup Italian sharp cheese and stir for about 2 minutes. Set Aside.
- On a broiler rack, place 4 slices of bread, butter side down and cover the other side with mustard
- Fold 2 slices of the chicken over the mustard and top with about 1 tablespoon of Italian cheese.
- Place in the oven for about a minute to melt
- Place the top slice of bread over the chicken, add cheese sauce and remaining Italian sharp cheese and Parmesan cheese.
- Put it back under the broiler to brown.
- Remove and top with egg over easy or serve as is.
Recipe by Afropolitan Mom at https://www.theafropolitanmom.com/croque-madame-sunday-brunch/
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