Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Submitted by ~*Miss Diggy*~

"This is an easy version of cordon blue. If you have never tried to make it before because it sounds intimidating, then you are missing out! This is a really easy way to do it (as most are). I personally think this is a very inexpensive dish!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 4 slices deli ham
• 4 slices swiss cheese
• 1⁄4 cup flour, in bowl
• 1 -2 egg, beaten, in bowl
• 1⁄2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs, in bowl
• toothpick

directions

1. Take chicken and place on a large cutting board. Put a piece of wax paper (or even saran wrap) over the chicken breast.
2. Use a heavy pan, or mallet, and smash the chicken breast till it spreads out to about the size of 2 chicken breasts.
3. Then place 2 pieces of ham on the chicken breast and then 2 pieces of cheese.
4. Take chicken and roll up into a log. If it isn't holding together, place a couple toothpicks into the chicken to hold in place.
5. Roll each piece in the flour, then in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs.
6. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish and place in oven at 375°F and bake for 30-45 minutes (or until chicken is cooked through).
7. Cut each piece in 2 pieces, and serve!

Reviews

[Michelle L.]

Super easy, super delicious! For once, a dish everyone loved and it did not take me all night to make it. The preparation was easy and it took exactly 45 minutes in the oven.

 

[anniesnomsblog]

We loved this recipe! It was lovely and simple - although my partner got a little too into smashing one of the chicken breasts up, so we had one ugly one! I made it as the recipe stated. I imagine there would be lots of room for adding different seasonings to this, but for a basic cordon bleu recipe, I can't fault it!

 

[couchgolfer]

It's a good basic recipe with lots of wiggle room for personal tweaking. I added coriander, garlic powder and Beau Monde seasoning in the egg mixture. I didn't have any ham so I substituted with cooked broccoli and used smoked gouda cheese.

 

[Lise Grigsby]

i used panko instead of flour good crunch easy to make

 

[zannawh]

I tried this for something new, and it was FABULOUS! Super easy which I did not expect. I skipped the egg and flour, for ease sake, and put the breadcrumbs right on....worked great. Whole house happy. Thanks for sharing!