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Cordon Bleu Chicken

Ham and cheese fill chicken breasts, which bake under crisp Parmesan crumbs while a creamy mustard sauce simmers.

$3.04per serving $$
80 minstart to table
5servings

FrenchHigh-proteinFamilyDinners

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 8 slices deli cut black forest ham
  • 1 1/4 cups freshly shredded swiss gruyere cheese
  • toothpicks
  • fresh parsley for garnish if desired (optional)
  • 1 1/4 cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp each dried parsley
  • 1/4 tsp each salt
  • 2 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 tsp each dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp each salt

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  2. Pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness, then fill each with ham and Swiss Gruyere cheese and secure with toothpicks.
  3. Mix the panko, olive oil, melted butter, Parmesan, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish.
  4. Press the chicken into the crumb mixture, place it in the baking dish, and bake for 35 minutes until it reaches 165 F.
  5. Whisk the broth and cornstarch in a saucepan, then add the cream, mustard, honey, parsley, basil, and salt.
  6. Simmer the sauce over medium heat for 8 minutes, then rest the chicken for 5 minutes and remove the toothpicks.

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