Open-Faced Croque Monsieur | Cook Smarts

Ingredients

• 4 oz Cheese, gruyere or swiss, sliced
• 4 slices Bread, sandwich
• 1 Tbsp Butter
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Flour, all-purpose
• 1 cup Milk, any type
• pinch Nutmeg
• 4 to 8 tsp Mustard, Dijon
• 8 oz Ham, black forest
• 1 Onions, chopped
• 1 Apples, any type, peeled and chopped
• 1 Tbsp Thyme, fresh leaves
• 3 lbs Butternut squash, chopped
• 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Brown sugar
• 4 cups Stock, chicken