Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
“Cordon Bleu” actually means “Blue Ribbon” in French. This dish has basic ingredients which include chicken, some cheese such as Swiss or Gruyere and ham or prosciutto.
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 50 mins
- 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
- 8 slices of cheese
- 4 slices of thin ham or prosciutto
- ½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
CREAMY DIJON SAUCE
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- ¼ cup dijon mustard
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Have each piece of chicken wrapped over with a plastic cover, then start pounding the pieces with a mallet. Do this until they get to a thickness of about a quarter to a half an inch.
Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
Place 2 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick.
Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.
Bake for about 30 minuttes or until chicken reaches 165°F. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.
CREAMY DIJON SAUCE
Melt butter over medium heat in a small saucepan. Add flour and cook for 1 minute.
Add the milk and whisk until fully combined.
Add the mustard, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper and whisk to combine. Remove the pan from the heat.
Slice the chicken and serve with Dijon sauce.
The Cheese
The most commonly used cheese when making the chicken cordon bleu is the swiss cheese. It is the most preferred choice, mostly because of ow well it blends in with the chicken and the ham. You can however use any other available choice of your choice, provided it is from a quality brand.
The Sauce
The sauce to be used together with the chicken cordon bleu can be any, so long as it blends well in together. You can actually decide to mix mustard and mayonnaise together, and come up with a perfect sauce.