Monte Cristo Sandwich

A Great Sandwich With Leftover Turkey!
Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. Roasted Turkey Breast, thick slices
8 thick slices of Farmer’s Bread
8 slices of Swiss Cheese
*Cranberry Orange Compote
Mayo (optional)
2-3 tbsp butter
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp salt

Cooking Tools

Shallow mixing bowl

Non-stick frying pan

Sheet pan

Saucepan

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.  In a shallow mixing bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt and set aside. Place turkey on a slice of bread, add Swiss cheese, mayo and *Cranberry Orange Compote ( Recipe below), then place slice of bread on top.  Dip sandwich into the egg batter on all sides.  In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter and then place batter dipped sandwiches in the skillet and cook and brown both sides.  Place sandwiches on a baking sheet and bake for additional 15 minutes.  Serve hot! This sandwich is great with leftover turkey.

Cranberry Orange Compote

Ingredients

1 cup fresh cranberries
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup orange marmalade

Directions

Place all ingredients in a saucepan on medium-low heat, cook until cranberries burst open and the liquid reduces down.  Cool to room temperature and serve.  As the compote cools, it will thicken.  Unused portion can be refrigerated.


Serves 4

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