Pvw's Healthier Take on Chicken Cordon Bleu
photo by Proud Veterans wife
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 slices swiss cheese, thin slices
- 4 -8 slices deli ham, thin slices
- salt free herb and spice seasoning mix, we use Mrs. Dash Table Blend
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butterfly each chicken breast (cut it length wise with out cutting all the way through). Open it up and sprinkle the inside of the chicken with seasoning mix (Mrs. Dash).
- Place one slice of cheese inside each of the chicken breasts along with 1-2 slices of ham. I like to fold the cheese in half so it fits better in the chicken and is not hanging out.
- Sprinkle a little bit of the 1 teaspoon of garlic on each folded combo of ham & cheese. Then fold the chicken over to close like a packet. Secure the chicken roll closed by using a toothpick.
- Sprinkle seasoning mix on outside of chicken (I also like to sprinkle the bottom as well). Place in an oven safe dish and cover with foil.
- Bake chicken for 30-40 minutes or until fully cooked.
- To get a nice golden brown color you can remove the foil after 15-20 minutes or so. Or you can broil the tops for 3-6 minutes when chicken is fully cooked.
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Reviews
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This recipe was really awesome:) I added low fat cream cheese and spread it and rubbed inside the chicken breasts before putting in the low fat cheese and Roast Beef-i substituted the Ham with roast beef- i also rubbed a little of the low fat cream cheese on the outside of the chicken. I sprinkled also some rosemary. It turned ouT AMAZING!!! my husband loved it, thanks alot for sharing :)
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The whole family loved this chicken! We loved the gooey melted swiss & sweet honey ham tucked inside these moist chicken breasts. Very quick & easy recipe. I didn't have Mrs. Dash's regular blend, so I used what I had on hand. Mrs. Dash's grilling blend for chicken. Same basic spices, but not fine ground. We actually really enjoyed the extra texture the large ground spices afforded. I also sprayed the bottom of the baking dish with non-stick cooking spray & then sprinkled the seasoning on top of that. It took 20 minutes to cook the chicken & then I broiled for a couple minutes after that. I served the cordon bleu with steamed veggies & brown rice. Yumm! Thanks for sharing your delicious recipe, PVW! We'll be making it again & again!
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This recipe was really awesome:) I added low fat cream cheese and spread it and rubbed inside the chicken breasts before putting in the low fat cheese and Roast Beef-i substituted the Ham with roast beef- i also rubbed a little of the low fat cream cheese on the outside of the chicken. I sprinkled also some rosemary. It turned ouT AMAZING!!! my husband loved it, thanks alot for sharing :)
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