Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
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Ingredients: Panko breadcrumbs - 1/2 cup for Shortcut Method or 1 cup for Dredging Method
2 small chicken breasts, around 6-7oz/180-210g each
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 to 6 slices of ham
Method 1: Dredging Method
1 egg
2 tsp plain flour
Method 2: Shortcut Method
3 tbsp mayonnaise, preferably whole egg
1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
Dijon Cream Sauce (makes 1 cup)
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1 1/2 tbsp flour
1 1/4 cups milk
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, finely grated
1 tsp thyme leaves (optional)
Salt and pepper
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Directions:Preheat oven to 350F.
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 toothpicks.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Dredging method
Whisk egg and flour. Dip chicken into egg mixture, then into the panko breadcrumbs. Transfer to tray, spray with oil.
Shortcut 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.
Baking
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown and just cooked through. Rest for 5 minutes before serving with the Dijon Cream Sauce.
Dijon Cream Sauce
Melt butter over medium heat in a small saucepan. Add flour and cook for 1 1/2 minutes.
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, stir through thyme leaves and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with chicken. |
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Notes: Swiss cheese is best for this recipe because it melts but holds it's shape quite well. If you substitute with gruyere, cheddar, mozzarella or any other melting cheese, most of it will ooze out because the chicken is not sealed. You can seal the seam using toothpicks if you wish. In which case, you can use any cheese you want.
I use sandwich sliced ham.
I do not make this often. I kinda like quick recipes so I used the shortcut version most of the time. Sometime I did not even make the cream sauce. .
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