Open Face Monte Cristo Sandwiches
"We were visiting friends in Colorado and they served this for brunch. We absolutely flipped for these. I have made these on lazy weekends and my family really enjoys this."
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 white bread, slices 1 inch thick
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 4 tablespoons strawberry jam or 4 tablespoons red currant jelly
- 4 ounces thinly sliced cooked turkey or 4 ounces chicken
- 4 ounces thinly sliced smoked ham
- 8 slices swiss cheese
- powdered sugar
directions
- Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a shallow dish.
- Dip both sides of bread slices in egg mixture.
- Melt butter in a large skillet; add bread slices, and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Spread 1 tablespoon strawberry jam on 1 side of each bread slice; top evenly with turkey, ham, and cheese.
- Place on baking sheet.
- Broil 5 inches from heat 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar, if desired.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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A lot like the real thing! Easy to make -- Hit with all the kids (oh, and the hubby). -
Made these last night for a quick supper for DH and me. Used hamburger buns because I only had regular sliced bread, and it worked fine. Also used red plum jam as I am not a fan of strawberry. Tasted delicious. Served with microwaved baked potato. Thanks for posting. -
I just fixed these for supper, and wow, how good these are. I stayed with your recipe, NurseDi, except that I had a smidgen of cream cheese that needed to be used so I mixed that up with the strawberry jam. I will definitely make these again.
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Had these for supper tonight with soup! Wow-really terrific. I used raspberry all fruit spread instead of strawberry jam. The sweetness of the fruit spread combined with the saltiness of the ham and the nuttiness of the swiss cheese was a wonderful combination! Will be making these again real soon! -
Very good light dinner with a flute or two of champagne. I had to use fat free cheese, but it was still delicious. Of course, if it is from NurseDi, it is bound to be good.
Tweaks
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Had these for supper tonight with soup! Wow-really terrific. I used raspberry all fruit spread instead of strawberry jam. The sweetness of the fruit spread combined with the saltiness of the ham and the nuttiness of the swiss cheese was a wonderful combination! Will be making these again real soon!
