Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

PamMal's Note:

Here is another one that doens't last long at our house. Everyone loves it. A nice green salad or green beans go well with this. For my make ahead weekends, I prep the chicken and ham and combine with the cheese and freeze. Prep time does not include time to cook ham and chicken. The day to cook - just defrost in the refridgerator while I'm at work - and then make the sauce while the oven preheats. Leftovers are rare at our house but boy are they good!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 1.0 casserole

• 4 cups chicken, cooked and cubed
• 3 cups ham, cooked and cubed
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Combine cooked chicken, cooked ham and mozerella cheese in a large bowl. Set aside.
4. In a large sauce pan, melt butter. Add flour to make paste and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add 2 cups milk, heat to a boil, stirring constantly.
6. Remove from heat and add ground mustard and nutmeg.
7. Pour sauce over chicken mixture, coat well.
8. Transfer into prepared pan.
9. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until top is bubbly and brown.

Reviews

[fredbull1116]

Excellent! I used swiss instead of mozzarella cheese. Just thought it would be more like traditional cordon bleu.

[Llove To Cook]

This was soooo good! We were iffy about it but I was being lazy, lol. I have since served it to guests and there are no leftovers ever. My hubby said it was a good freezer meal to take to work. Thanks.

[looneytunesfan]

OMG... this was soooo good. I was a little skeptical because Chicken Cordon Bleu usually uses swiss cheese and this calls for mozzarella but it was just perfect.