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Croque monsieur with cranberry & caramelised red onion chutney

Croque monsieur with cranberry & caramelised red onion chutney

If you love toasted sandwiches, you'll love this take on the classic croque monsieur. Easy to make and delicious, you'll want more than one!

Serves: 4
Cost approx: £0.65 per portion
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes

What you need:

  • 8 medium slices of white bread
  • 90ml / 6tbsp Baxters Cranberry & Caramelised Red Onion Chutney
  • 8 thin slices smoked ham
  • 100g / 4oz Gruyere cheese, sliced
  • 50g / 2oz softened butter

What you do:

  1. Preheat a large non-stick frying pan. Arrange the bread on the work surface in pairs for a sandwich, spread each slice with a little chutney. Top one slice of each bread with a slice of ham, a slice of cheese and then a second piece of ham. Sandwich together with the other bread.
  2. Spread the outsides of the sandwiches with butter then cook two at a time in the hot frying pan, for 4 - 5 minutes, turning once, until the sandwiches are golden and crisp. Remove from the pan and cook the other two in the same way. Cut in half and serve hot.

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