chicken cordon bleu
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Great holiday chicken recipe and quick too.
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yield
4 -6
prep time
20 Min
cook time
7 Hr
method
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
Ingredients For chicken cordon bleu
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6 mdsized, skinless and boneless chicken breasts
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1 lbswiss cheese, cut into slices
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1 lbcooked ham from the deli, sliced thin or lunchmeat
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3 Tbspflour
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1 tsppaprika
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6 Tbspbutter or light butter
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1/2 cdry white wine
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1chicken bouillon cube
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1 Tbsparrowroot
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1 cheavy cream
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1/2 cchopped fresh parsley, for garnish
How To Make chicken cordon bleu
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1If you chicken breast are thick, place them between sheet of wax paper and pound them to about 1/4-inch thickness with a wooden mallet or rolling pin. Lay the breast flat, and place slices of cheese and ham on them, distributing evenly, Fold breasts over and secure ends with toothpicks
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2In the shallow soup bowl, combine flour and paprika and blend will. Dip chicken pieces in flour/spice mixture to coat on both sides.
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3Heat butter in large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the chicken pieces in the butter until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes a side . Transfer the pieces with a slotted spoon to slow cooker. In the butter and juices in the add wine and bouillon cube and stir until cube in dissolved in the slow cooker.
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4Cover and cook on Low for 5 to 7 hours on High for 2 to 3 hours. Chicken should be cooked through and tender. Transfer chicken to warm plate and cover with foil while you make the sauce.
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5Turn the slow cooker on High to heat the juices. In a measuring cup mix the arrowroot and heavy cream until blended. Add a large spoonful of the juice to the cream mixture and stir, then pour the cream mixture into the slow cooker. Stir thoroughly and continue stir while sauce thicken about 5 minutes. Serve the sauce over the chicken.
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6Can skip the sauce if you don't want have sauce over the chicken.
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