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Chicken Cordon Bleu

Delicious ham and Swiss stuffed chicken served with a rich chicken gravy.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
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.