Chicken Cordon Bleu
A quick and healthy baked Chicken Cordon Bleu with all the flavor and crunch, served with Dijon Cream Sauce.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Chicken, Dinner
Cuisine French(ish)
Servings 2 servings
Calories 590 kcal
Oven
Baking tray
small saucepan
mixing bowl
Breadcrumbs
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs for Super Easy
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs for Quick Dredge
- oil spray
Chicken
- 2 small chicken breasts around 6-7oz/180-210g each
- salt
- pepper
- 4 slices swiss cheese
- 4 to 6 slices ham about 2.5oz/75g
Super Easy Method
- 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1.5 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Quick Dredge Method
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoon plain flour
Dijon Cream Sauce
- 1.5 tablespoon butter
- 1.5 tablespoon flour
- 1.25 cups milk
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoon parmesan cheese finely grated
Preparation
Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan).
Spread panko breadcrumbs on a baking tray and spray with oil. Bake for 3 minutes or until light golden. Remove and scrape into bowl straight away.
Cut a pocket into each chicken breast.
Fold the cheese in half and place 2 pieces inside each pocket. Do the same with the ham. Close the pocket, seal with 2 toothpicks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Super Easy Method
Mix the mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper in a bowl. Spread onto the top and sides of the chicken (not underside).
Sprinkle panko over the chicken, using your other hand to press the breadcrumbs onto the side of the chicken. Spray with oil.
Dijon Cream Sauce
Melt butter over medium heat in a small saucepan. Add flour and cook for 1 minute.
Add half the milk and whisk until the flour mixture is blended in.
Add remaining milk, mustard and cheese. Cook for 3 minutes, whisking constantly, until thickened. It will thicken as it cools.
Remove from heat, add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with chicken.
Serving: 1servingCalories: 590kcal
Keyword baked chicken, Chicken Cordon Bleu, dijon cream sauce, Easy Recipes, panko breadcrumbs, Swiss cheese