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This is basically a fancy grilled cheese (and ham) sandwich with a fried (or poached) egg on top then smothered in a rich white sauce called bechamel. I added ham to my carnivore friend’s sandwich and left off the bechamel sauce (since he has a weird thing about sauces)….still delicious though. Recipes vary slightly as you could use various cheeses or cook your eggs various ways….Vegetarians could use their usual ham substitute or try another meat substitute….I left it off all together on my sandwich. The recipe I originally used called for Dijon mustard, which I love and was very good. Other recipes call for mayo (which might appeal to more people)….Paul Deen even has a recipe. Check it out:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/croque-madame-recipe/index.html
Just saw Rachel Ray do a piece on this. I loved it. Sometimes you can overcomplicate things. This is so basic, simple and delicious!
of course when you dont have time to cook, fastfoods would always be the best option .`’