Name: Cordon Bleu Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 4 medium chicken breasts ((6-7 oz. each) ); 8 slices (12 ounces) deli cut Black Forest ham ((like Boars Head)); 1 1/4 cups freshly shredded Swiss Gruyere cheese; toothpicks; Fresh parsley for garnish if desired; 1 1/4 cups panko breadcrumbs; 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 tsp EACH dried parsley, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder; 1/4 tsp EACH salt, pepper; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 cup LOW SODIUM chicken broth; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 cup heavy cream ((or evaporated milk or half and half mixed with 1 TBS cornstarch)); 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon dried parsley; 1/2 tsp EACH dried basil, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder

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Cordon Bleu Chicken

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 1h 20m total

Servings

Calories

51% of a 2,000 cal day

1017KCAL

Protein

75g100% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat58g

75%

Saturated26g

100%

Unsaturated32g

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Total Carbs46g

17%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars14g

—

Starch29g

—

Sodium2226mg

97%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Chicken breasts stuffed with ham and gruyere cheese, breaded, and pan-seared, then finished with a creamy Dijon sauce. It's an elegant French classic that's impressive yet manageable to prepare.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

4medium chicken breasts — 24–28 oz
12 ozdeli-cut Black Forest ham — 8
1¼ cupsSwiss Gruyere cheese — freshly shredded
toothpicks
Fresh parsley — optional
1¼ cupspanko breadcrumbs
1½ tbspolive oil
1½ tbspunsalted butter
⅓ cupfreshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tspdried basil
½ tspEACH dried parsley, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder
¼ tspEACH salt, pepper
2 tbspDijon mustard
2 tbsphoney
2 tbspolive oil
1 cupLOW SODIUM chicken broth
1 tbspcornstarch
1 cupheavy cream) — (or evaporated milk or half and half mixed with 1 TBS cornstarch
1 tbspDijon mustard
1 tspdried parsley
½ tspEACH dried basil, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder

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Method

1h 20m total

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