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Chicken Cordon Bleu
Delicious ham and Swiss stuffed chicken served with a rich chicken gravy.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
40
minutes
mins
Course:
chicken, Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine:
Chicken, Dinner, main course
Keyword:
Chicken, Dinner, Weekend Dinner
Servings:
6
people
Ingredients
For chicken
6
medium-large chicken breasts
6
slices
deli ham - I love smoked ham
6
slices
Swiss cheese
1/2
cup
flour
1/2
teaspoon
salt
2
eggs
1/4
cup
milk
1 1/2
cups
Italian bread crumbs
For gravy
2
tablespoons
butter
1/2
teaspoon
salt
1 1.2
cups
chicken stock
1/2
cup
milk
2 1/2
tablespoons
cornstarch
dash of cayenne pepper
Optional - 1/2 teaspoon thyme - if you want a smooth gravy don't add this.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F.
In a gallon zip lock bag add 1 chicken breast and pound it until it's about 3/4 of an inch thick or thinner.
Repeat until all chicken breasts and thin.
Add a slice of ham and Swiss cheese to the underneath side of the chicken breast center.
start at one end and roll the chicken, ham and Swiss up as best you can.
Add flour to one plate, eggs and milk to a bowl and whisk together, and bread crumbs to another one.
Dip chicken breast while holding together best you can, in the flour mixture, followed by the egg mixture and then finally in the bread crumb mixture.
Repeat with each chicken breast.
Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 40-45 minutes or until internal temperature is 165 F.
To make the gravy, Add butter, salt, chicken stock, cayenne pepper and thyme to a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
Combine the milk and cornstarch together and whisk into the mixture.
Boil until mixture thickens and then serve over the top of chicken.