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Monte Cristo Sandwiches

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Monte Cristo Sandwiches
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Preparation time: 5 minutes

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 3  tablespoons  honey mustard
  • 8  (1-ounce) slices white bread
  • 4  (1-ounce) slices Swiss cheese
  • 1/4  pound  thinly sliced smoked ham
  • 1/3  cup  fat-free milk
  • 2  large egg whites
  • Cooking spray
  • 2  teaspoons  powdered sugar
  • 1/4  cup  seedless raspberry jam

Preparation

Spread about 1 teaspoon mustard over each bread slice. Place 1 cheese slice on each of 4 bread slices. Divide ham evenly over cheese. Cover with the remaining 4 bread slices, mustard sides down. Combine milk and egg whites in a shallow dish. Dip both sides of each sandwich into milk mixture.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Cook sandwiches for 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Sprinkle each sandwich with 1/2 teaspoon sugar; top each with 1 tablespoon jam.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
387 (27% from fat)
Fat:
11.5g (sat 6g,mono 3.7g,poly 0.9g)
Protein:
20.7g
Carbohydrate:
49.1g
Fiber:
1.6g
Cholesterol:
40mg
Iron:
2.1mg
Sodium:
840mg
Calcium:
366mg
Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2000

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
katisieger
I love to make this sandwich for lunch when I want something a little different. I agree that the jam should be on the side. This way you can control the sweetness. Yum!03/19/06

5 stars
dhe939
Made this for friends, minus the jam, and they loved it! A real hit.01/08/06