I like to refer to Chicken Cordon Bleu as my “fancy chicken.” When you take the time to stuff chicken, cook it and then serve it with an easy-but-elegant sauce… I think it deserves to be noted as fancy! So I save this recipe for when I am having people over and I want to serve something impressive.
Ingredients needed:
chicken breasts salt/pepper sliced Swiss cheese sliced ham all purpose flour eggs panko breadcrumbs garlic powder and onion powder vegetable oil fresh parsley
How to make Chicken Cordon Bleu:
The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post. In this recipe, you will need a meat tenderizer for flattening the chicken. The first step is flattening the chicken so it’s easy to stuff and roll. Place a chicken breast between two pieces of plastic wrap. Use a meat tenderizer to pound out the chicken until it’s 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick. Repeat with all of the chicken breasts. Sprinkle salt/pepper on the flattened chicken breast, and then add Swiss cheese and ham. Roll it into a tight log, wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Unwrap the rolled chicken. Dip in flour, then egg and then breadcrumbs.
Heat 1/2 inch of oil in the pan to 350 degrees F. Add the breaded chicken to the pan, and cook until golden on all sides. Place the chicken on a baking sheet and bake until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees F. (about 15 to 20 minutes).
The chicken is delicious on its own, or you can make the sauce to go with it! Follow instructions for making the cheesy Dijon sauce on the stove. Drizzle it over individual servings. Garnish with parsley. Enjoy!
Here are a few more chicken recipes you might like to try:
Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas Chicken with Mustard Garlic Butter Chicken Indian Butter Chicken Cranberry Chicken
