The Monte Cristo, a ham, turkey, and cheese sammie on French toast, is a fave of mine. This is guilty pleasure fun-and-tasty twist on the traditional ‘Cristo.

Ingredients

　　2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter

　　4 tablespoons honey mustard

　　8 waffles, such as Eggos, lightly toasted

　　1/2 pound deli-sliced ham

　　1/2 pound deli-sliced smoked turkey or honey roast turkey

　　1/2 pound deli-sliced Swiss cheese

　　3/4 cup prepared cranberry sauce

　　Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and melt it. Assemble the sandwiches by spreading honey mustard on 4 of the waffles, then topping with equal amounts of ham, turkey, and Swiss cheese. Spread cranberry sauce liberally on the remaining 4 waffles and place them atop the sandwiches. Fry the assembled sandwiches in the melted butter and cook for a few minutes on each side until they are deeply golden in color and the cheese melts.

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