Chicken Cordon Bleu

Submitted by gabgirl

"A recipe I got in foods class in high school. A better substitute for the store boughten ones! The recipe can easily be made bigger!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 slices mozzarella cheese
• 1 slice cooked ham, cut in 1/2
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 1⁄2 cup fine breadcrumbs

directions

1. Cover the top of the chicken breast with plastic wrap and pound with a rolling pin or meat pounder till the piece is 2x the size you started with. Repeat with each piece of chicken breast.
2. On the pounded piece of chicken, lay 1/2 slice of ham and 1 slice of mozarella cheese. If you want more cheese you can do that!
3. Fold the chicken double. Repeat with all chicken pieces.
4. In one bowl mix the flour, salt and pepper.
5. In another bowl mix the egg and milk.
6. Put the bread crumbs in a third bowl.
7. Place the folded chicken in the flour mix, the in the egg mixture and then coat it with the bread crumbs.
8. Bake in the oven at 350F for approximately 30 minutes. Put in longer if necessary.