Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

I usually plan my meals around sales and when boneless skinless chicken breast are on sale for $1.87 a pound, I snatch it up really fast.



Here is how I make Chicken Cordon Bleu:

Ingredients:

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Deli Ham of your choice ( I do really thin slices, so about 3 for each breast)
Swiss Cheese (1 or 2 slices for each breast)
Small amount of milk
Bread Crumbs (I make mine homemade, you can use plain or Italian is very good as well)

You will need to flatten the breast the best you can.

Place your ham slices on top of the breast.

Place your swiss cheese on top of the ham.  

Starting at the smaller end of the Chicken, roll up the breast making sure that the ham and cheese are rolled with the chicken and place toothpicks at the seam area to hold together.  

Pour a small amount of milk into a bowl and dip the chicken roll into the milk covering all areas. Place your bread crumbs on a plate and transfer your chicken roll to the plate and roll in the bread crumbs until completely covered.  

Cook in a 350 degree oven until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.  Mine usually takes 45 minutes to an hour.  I make sure the meat thermometer reads 165.  

I don't worry about the meat getting too dry, but I do worry about not thoroughly cooking my chicken.  I have never had an issue with it being too dry.  

Enjoy,

Debra

Bread Crumbs

I don't know about everyone else, but I can't eat a whole loaf of bread before it starts going bad.  I like an occasional sandwich or toast but I still can't get it all eaten in time.  

I guess I could freeze it but I have found that I use bread crumbs for a lot of things, like the cordon bleu recipe coming up. So, I thought I would share this with you before I share the chicken cordon bleu recipe.  

Here is how I make bread crumbs:

2 tablespoons of butter

Zesty Blend (Garlic and Herb) Seasoning

2 Slices of Bread

Melt the butter down by placing in the microwave for about 20 seconds or so. If it isn't completed melted, stir and it should break down.  If not place in the microwave for another 5 seconds or so and it should melt down.   

I add the zesty blend and this depends on what I am making, I don't really measure, but I would start out with 1/4 teaspoon and build on that if you like.  I don't think you can really go wrong with the spices.

You can use the spices you like, an Italian seasoning is good too, maybe you just want it plain or just a little salt and pepper, it's up to you.  

Brush the butter with spice mixture on your slices of bread.  

Place in a 250 degree oven or toaster oven and bake for 15 minutes.  Turn the bread and bake for another 15 minutes.  

Take the bread out of the oven and break up the bread into more manageable sizes and place on a flat surface and use a rolling pin to make fine bread crumbs.  

Really simple to do.  

I use them right away, but you can store them in an air tight container in the refrigerator for several months.