Skinny Grilled Ham and Cheese French Toast for a Quick Weeknight Dinner

½ cup buttermilk
2 egg whites or 1 large egg
¼ cup spicy brown mustard or Dijon mustard
8 slices whole wheat or multi-grain bread, I like Milton’s Multi-Grain
4 slices (1oz each) reduced-fat Havarti, Swiss or Jarlsberg cheese, see shopping tip
8 ounces sliced lean ham or turkey ham, see shopping tip
2-3 deli style dill pickles, each sliced lengthwise into thin slices, see shopping tip
2 tablespoons reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Light

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk together buttermilk and egg whites. Set aside.
Spread mustard on one side of each slice of bread. Top 4 slices with 1 slice of cheese. Arrange ham on top of cheese. Add to each 3-4 thin slices of pickle. Top with remaining bread slices, mustard side down.
Melt 1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Dip 2 sandwiches into buttermilk mixture; carefully flip and dip other side. Don’t soak the sandwiches in this mixture. Just lightly dip and remove sandwiches, allowing excess buttermilk mixture to drip back into dish.
Add sandwiches to pan; cover and cook 3-5 minutes. Uncover, flip sandwiches, press top down with a spatula, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden and cheese is melted. Remove sandwiches, place on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 with remaining 2 sandwiches.
Slice each sandwich in half and serve with a fork and knife.

Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 367kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 33gFat: 10gSodium: 1329mgFiber: 10gSugar: 7gPlus Points: 9