chicken cordon bleu

Name: Chicken Cordon Bleu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 2 skinless boneless chicken breast, butterflied; - ¼ cup of finely shredded white cheese of your choce (swiss, provolone, mozzarella, etc); - 2 very thin slices of cooked brown sugar deli ham; - ¼ cup butter, melted; - ½ cup bread crumbs, seasoned or plain; - ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped; - ¼ teaspoon garlic powder; - 2 teaspoons of mustard; - ½ teaspoon salt; - ¼ teaspoon black pepper

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Crystal ~

Somewhere, IL

Updated on Dec 29, 2014

This is a delicious and easy chicken cordon blue recipe. This can be easily prepared in advance by keeping the prepared chicken log(without the toothpicks)rolled up in plastic wrap. I use shredded cheese instead of the traditional slice cheese because it doesn’t run out of the roll while baking.

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

- 2 skinless boneless chicken breast, butterflied
- ¼ cup of finely shredded white cheese of your choce (swiss, provolone, mozzarella, etc)
- 2 very thin slices of cooked brown sugar deli ham
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup bread crumbs, seasoned or plain
- ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons of mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper

How To Make chicken cordon bleu

Step 1

Place each piece of chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Using the smooth side of a meat mallet, pound and flatten out to a 1/4-inch thickness.

Step 2

Remove plastic and top each piece of chicken with a slice of ham. Add 1/8 cup shredded cheese in the center each piece of ham. Fold edges of ham horizontally over cheese. (This helps keep the cheese enclosed in the rollup).
Step 3

Roll up the chicken, starting at the narrow end, over the filling. Secure with tooth picks.
Step 4

Melt butter in a shallow bowl or pie plate.
Step 5

In another shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, salt, pepper, thyme, and garlic powder.
Step 6

Lightly brush a little mustard on the top of chicken.
Step 7

Remove toothpicks and gently dip the rolled chicken in melted butter, then coat gently in the crumb mixture covering completely.
Step 8

Butter a small baking dish and place chicken logs seam side down. Secure ends with toothpicks if necessary.
Step 9

Bake uncovered at 350° for30-40 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
Step 10

Serve with gravy, hollandaise sauce, or leave plain.
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