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Chicken Cordon Bleu

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
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Chicken, Dinner
Cuisine French(ish)
Servings 2 servings
Calories 590 kcal

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking tray
  • small saucepan
  • mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

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.

Quick Dredge Method

  • Whisk egg and flour. Dip chicken into egg mixture, then into the panko breadcrumbs. Transfer to tray, spray with oil.

Baking

  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown and just cooked through. Remove toothpicks, serve with the Dijon Cream Sauce.

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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 590kcal
Keyword baked chicken, Chicken Cordon Bleu, dijon cream sauce, Easy Recipes, panko breadcrumbs, Swiss cheese
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