Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Source: Mel's Kitchen Cafe

Name: Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Source: Mel's Kitchen Cafe
Ingredients: For the Cordon Bleu:; 3 large, thick boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half length-wise (to make two thinner chicken breast cutlets; you will have 6 total thin chicken breasts); 12 slices good quality deli ham; 1 cup bread crumbs (preferably fresh); 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/2 pound (8 ounces) thinly sliced Swiss cheese; For the Parmesan-Dijon Cream Sauce:; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules (or 1 bouillon cube, crushed); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; *Note: Mel saves the heels of her bread and stores them in the freezer until she needs them then grinds them up quickly in a blender or food processor.

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INGREDIENTS

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For the Cordon Bleu:

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3 large, thick boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half length-wise (to make two thinner chicken breast cutlets; you will have 6 total thin chicken breasts)

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12 slices good quality deli ham

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1 cup bread crumbs (preferably fresh)

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2 tablespoons butter, melted

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1/2 pound (8 ounces) thinly sliced Swiss cheese

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For the Parmesan-Dijon Cream Sauce:

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2 tablespoons butter

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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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1 cup milk

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1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules (or 1 bouillon cube, crushed)

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

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1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

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1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

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*Note: Mel saves the heels of her bread and stores them in the freezer until she needs them then grinds them up quickly in a blender or food processor.

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