Reviewed: May 10, 2009

I am not a fan of adding nutmeg and cinnamon to the egg mixture. I like a monte cristo sandwich not a french toast sandwich but the rest of the ingredients in this recipe are spot on. I also prefer to just dip the assembled sandwiches in the egg mixture and cook. You just have to keep the heat at medium so that the bread cooks slow enough to cook all the way through and to melt the cheese and heat the meats. Sprinkle finished sandwiches with powdered sugar and serve with strawberry jam for dipping and it's just like the restaurants serve.

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chellebelle

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Living In: Olympia, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: May 2, 2009

These have been a hit with my family forever. Changing up the cheese and meats to our liking at the moment or what we have on hand is always great.

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Radarslady

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Home Town: Brookville, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2009

I tried this recipe because it didn't call for deep frying. It was pretty good. I did use wheat bread instead of French bread. I just thought it tasted kind of eggy.

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Jen Cardenas

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Home Town: Mendham, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2008

This sandwich made for a very quick,easy and yummy weeknight dinner. I have read the different recipes for this sandwich and i chose this one as it is the style I am familiar with from local restaurants. I only used one slice of swiss per sandwich and dipped in warm maple syrup. delicious.

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cheryl

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Home Town: Rochester, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Dover, New Hampshire, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2008

A good recipe but I've made better M.C. Sandwiches. I prefer the sandwich assembled then soaked and fried. I liked the chopped smoked turkey and honey ham combination instead of sliced ham and turkey.

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Susy B

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Home Town: Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Living In: Auburndale, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2007

Very good. I think the trick to this sandwich is finding the bread that you like. I also added a little vanilla to the egg mixture. We were out of swiss cheese, so I used a combination of sharp aged white cheddar and mozzarella.

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MPEPLIN

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2007

Very good! I followed the suggestion above and substituted garlic & herb Mrs. Dash for the cinnamon & nutmeg. I also cut down on the cheese and might cut it further next time. Super easy though!

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2007

Sorry. I thought this would be great, but it was just another sandwich. Kind of bland.

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patriciap

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Starkville, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Columbus, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2007

This one was a huge hit with the kids. They couldn't eat the whole thing, but they raved about it. I followed the recipe exactly. I would definitely make it again.

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Home Town: Sandy, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2007

This was good I would recommend using honey ham...I dipped each bread in as I would be make french toast then cooked one side flipped and then added ham turkey cheese and made into and sandwich and finished cooking it that way rather than dipping the whole sandwich in the egg mixture....

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StylinCook

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Home Town: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Living In: Auburn, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2007

Sounded sketchy at first but I was sick of the same old lunch-time sandwiches. This turned out really good. My husband liked it more than I did. He pronounced it "FantAstic!!"

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2006

I made them for breakfast for the fam. everybody really liked them, they are even better with thick bread and powdered sugar, I will so make these again :)

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Some_Kid

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Home Town: Mission Viejo, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2006

i have fond memories of batter dipped & fried monte cristo sandwiches but like how this one has precooked bread. i used a soft but sturdy italian bread & more cinnamon & nutmeg then what was called for. note: consider using lorraine or alpine lace swiss cheese to trim the calories & sodium level. many thanks susie!

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LESLIE30

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2006

Really, really good. It is a filling, change-of-pace sandwich. I followed the recipe exactly and really liked the cinnamon and nutmeg (as did the people I served it to). In addition, I made a dipping sauce from choke cherry jam, and that was a nice complement to the sandwich.

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NICOLES3

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2006

These were yummy. I used white bread instead of french. I also only used 2 pieces of cheese per sandwich. I had leftover turkey breast, so this was the perfect way to use it up.

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2004

MMMmmm an amazing Monte Cristo it did make, I got rave reviews with it from my breakfast guests!

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Reviewed: May 7, 2004

These were very good...I made them more like a grilled cheese sandwich after reading the reviews. I will definately be making again. Thanks for the post.

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TchrJrHi

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Home Town: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Living In: Florissant, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2003

I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST OKAY. I USED WHITE BREAD INSTEAD OF THE FRENCH BREAD. PLUS THERE WAS WAY TOO MUCH CHEESE ON THE SANDWICH.

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TINKERBELL926

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2002

A terrific sandwich, however, as written, I would have to have this for breakfast due to the nutmeg and cinnamon. Some people even sprinkle the sandwich with powdered sugar. I prefer this as a lunch, so I season my beaten egg with garlic and onion powder and some pepper. I also cut way back on the amount of swiss cheese stated. Delicious!

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LINDA MCLEAN

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Home Town: Livingston, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Flanders, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2002

these sandwiches were very good, but they might have been better with a different kind of bread... the french bread took a long time to cook & didn't cook very well on the inside. Other recipes for Monte Cristo sandwiches use white or wheat bread. Otherwise they were great. =)

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