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Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Devashish
A classic French dish featuring chicken breasts stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese, coated in crispy cornflake crumbs and served with a creamy mustard sauce.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 8
Calories 513 kcal

Equipment

  • Meat mallet
  • Plastic wrap
  • Baking sheet
  • food processor

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 8 slices ham thin slices
  • 8 oz Swiss cheese sliced or shredded
  • 4 whole chicken breasts boneless skinless, about 2 pounds
  • 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 513kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 24gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 613mgPotassium: 296mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 721IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 262mgIron: 3mg
Keyword breaded, chicken, ham, swiss cheese
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