Classic Monte Cristo Recipe

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"This sandwich is great for breakfast or dinner," says M. Woods of Springfield, Missouri. "It tastes sweet, like French toast, but gets protein from the meat and cheese."

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Classic Monte Cristo Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
4 slices whole wheat bread
2 slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese
4 slices deli turkey
1/2 cup egg substitute
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons apple butter

Directions

Spread mustard over one side of each slice of bread; top two slices with cheese and turkey. Cover with remaining bread, mustard side down. In a shallow bowl, beat egg substitute and milk. Dip sandwiches in mixture, coating both sides.
Heat a griddle coated with cooking spray; toast sandwiches until lightly browned on both sides. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve with apple butter. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 sandwich equals 332 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 1,007 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 31 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Classic Monte Cristo in Cooking for 2 Spring 2005, p22