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Chicken Cordon Bleu

August 24, 2012
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Lean chicken cutlets are rolled and stuffed with Black forest ham and gruyere cheese, then coated in a crunchy herbed breadcrumb coating. It’s a great main entree for dinner!

Chicken Cordon Bleu

I ate chicken cordon bleu all. the. time. when I was a kid.

This chicken cordon bleu came in a box.

Frozen.

With one of those terribly unappetizing photos printed on the cardboard.

EEK!

It’s strange to think about all the frozen dinners I ate because many were dishes that are so, so, so, simple to put together.

Chicken cordon bleu is one of those simple recipes.

Baked Chicken Cordon Bleu

But regardless, how could you not take pleasure in rolling up a piece of chicken with ham and cheese, and rolling it in breadcrumbs?

Start out with some chicken cutlets. These are super thin slices of chicken breast that you can buy from the store.

Lay each chicken cutlet out and season with salt and pepper (and don’t mind the avocado on my cutting board…)

Chicken Rollatini

Take some good quality slices of black forest ham and Swiss or Gruyere cheese and place it on top of your chicken.

Ham and Swiss Chicken Cordon Bleu

Roll it all up nice and tight and either tie it up with kitchen twine or stick in some toothpicks to secure.

I recommend that you put the exact same number of toothpicks in each chicken so you remember how many to take out when ready to serve. Toothpicks don’t taste good with the chicken.

Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

Roll each piece of chicken in flour, then egg, then panko breadcrumbs, and place on a wire rack over a baking sheet:

Panko Chicken Cordon Bleu

Bake for a half hour until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese is gooey!

PS This is a good make-ahead dish. You can roll up the chicken breasts and secure a day in advance, then roll in the flour/egg/breadcrumbs right before baking and pop it into the oven.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 mins

 Lean chicken cutlets are rolled and stuffed with Black forest ham and gruyere cheese, and coated in a crunchy herbed breadcrumb coating. It's a great main entree for dinner!

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken cutlets (I had 5)
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 egg, whisked
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • salt and pepper
  • about 2 tbsp olive oil, for drizzling
  • 1/3 lb thinly sliced black forest ham
  • 1/3 lb thinly sliced Swiss or Gruyere cheese (or you can do grated cheese instead)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Set a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
  2. Set up your breading stations by placing the flour in the first bowl, the egg in the second, and the panko in the third. Season the panko by adding the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, dried thyme, and salt.
  3. Lay out your chicken cutlets on a cutting board and gather up some toothpicks, about 2 or 3 per cutlet (or you can tie it up with kitchen twine if you prefer that). Season both sides of the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper, and drizzle on a little bit of olive oil. Place a single layer of both ham and cheese on each cutlet, and roll it up tightly. Secure with the toothpicks or tie it up with twine to keep it closed up.
  4. Dip the rolled chicken slices first in the flour, then in the egg, then in the panko breadcrumbs, shaking off the excess coating every step of the way (if you don’t do this, your breading will want to fall off later). Place on the wire rack.
  5. Baking time will vary depending on how big your chicken cutlets are, but 30-35 minutes should be about right. I bake the chicken until it’s about 152 degrees F inside (rises to about 155-157 during resting), to make sure it doesn’t overcook. Let the chicken rest for about 5-10 minutes out of the oven so the juices don’t run out, and remove the toothpicks or kitchen twine before serving. Enjoy!

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Recipe Notes

 

Nutrition Information Serves 5     adjust servings
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per ServingAs Served
Calories 459kcal Calories from fat 247
% Daily Value
Total Fat 27g42%
Saturated Fat 10g50%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 141mg47%
Sodium 649mg27%
Carbohydrate 15g5%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 36g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

Calories2000
Total FatLess than65g
Sat FatLess than25g
CholesterolLess than300mg
SodiumLess than2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate300g
Dietary Fiber25g

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