Chicken Cordon Bleu
This easy Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe has ham and cheese rolled up in a piece of chicken then rolled in a crunchy coating and topped with a simple sauce. You won't believe how easy and delicious this meal is!
Servings: 8
Calories: 513kcal
Cost: $14
Equipment
- Rolling Pin , or mallet
Ingredients
- 8 thin slices ham
- 8 oz Swiss cheese sliced or shredded
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts , about 2 pounds
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups corn flakes cereal , crushed (or substitute breadcrumbs)
- 6 Tablespoons butter , melted
For the sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1-2 teaspoons yellow mustard , to taste
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Use a sharp knife to cut each chicken breast in half horizontally to create two chicken breast halves. Place the chicken breast halves between two sheets of plastic wrap and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to pound them into thin and evenly (be careful not to pound so hard that the meat tears.).
- Top each pieces of chicken with a slice of ham and a ham handful of shredded cheese. Roll tightly, tucking the sides a little, and place on a new piece of plastic wrap.
- Wrap the chicken tightly in the plastic wrap, pinching the excess plastic on the sides to create a tootsie-roll shape and twisting them to create a firm chicken roll. Refrigerate the wrapped chicken bundles for at least 30-minutes or up to one day in advance.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Remove chicken from fridge, unwrap and season with salt and pepper. Add cornflakes to a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs. Add crumbs to a shallow dish or pie plate. Melt butter in a separate shallow dish.
- Dip the chicken bundles in melted butter, and then into the cornflake crumbs, pressing lightly to help the crumbs stick to the chicken. Transfer to a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake on the center oven rack for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (160 degrees on a thermometer inserted into the chicken, not the filling.)
- Make the sauce by stirring the mayo and mustard together. Taste and add more mustard, as needed, to taste.
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Notes
Variations:
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- Cheese: Usually chicken cordon bleu is made with Swiss cheese, and I love that flavor combination. If you want to use a different cheese, feel free to swap it for any other cheese and it will still be delicious!
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- Cornflakes: Swap it out for regular breadcrumbs, Panko, crushed ritz crackers, or gluten free breadcrumbs.
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- Sauce: If you want a more traditional chicken cordon bleu sauce recipe feel free to make it! In my family, we love the simplicity and flavor of mixing mayonnaise and mustard together.
Nutrition
Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 613mg | Potassium: 296mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 721IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 3mg
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