How to Make Appetizing Chicken Cordon Bleu, my Version

Chicken Cordon Bleu, my Version. Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.

My midweek version of Chicken Cordon Bleu. All the flavour, all the crunch, much faster to make, and it's better for you because it's baked! Choose your method for crumbing the chicken - Super Easy or Quick Dredge (see photos for difference). You can cook Chicken Cordon Bleu, my Version using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Cordon Bleu, my Version

1. You need of boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to a even thickness of 1/4 inche.
2. It's of sliced thin sliced deli ham.
3. It's of thin slices swiss cheese.
4. You need of sharp cheddar cheese.
5. It's of mayonnaise mixed with 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon romano or parmesan cheese and 1 teaspoon hot sauce such as franks brand.
6. It's of dry white wine.
7. Prepare of chicken stock.
8. It's of garlic, minced.
9. You need of shallot, minced.
10. You need of heavy cream.
11. You need of tomato, chopped.
12. It's of fresh lemon juice.
13. Prepare of green onions, sliced.
14. It's of mixed fresh herbs such as thyme, rosemary, basil and parsley.
15. Prepare of flour mixed with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.

Super Easy coats the top and sides of the chicken, but is faster than the Dredging Method. Chicken Cordon Bleu, my Version instructions. Fold over and tuck in seams enclosing ham and cheese, secure with toothpick. Brush enclosed chicken lightly with the mayonnaise mixture.

Chicken Cordon Bleu, my Version instructions

1. Lay each chicken breast flat on work surface, brush lightly with mayonnaise mixture, starting with slices of Swiss cheese than ham divide evenly between the 4 chicken breasts.
2. Fold over and tuck in seams enclosing ham and cheese, secure with toothpick.
3. Brush enclosed chicken lightly with the mayonnaise mixture. C.
4. Put flour mixture in bowl and coat each chicken bundle with flour.
5. Heat a large skillet, large enough to hold chicken in one layer with 1 tablespoon olive oil, sear each chicken bundle on all sides just until brown and remove to a plate.
6. Add shallot and garlic to skillet and soften, add wine to deglaze pan and reduce wine until its almost gone, add broth, tomato, cream, lemon juice, green onions and herbs, bring to a boil cook 5 minutes, reduce heat to low add chicken to skillet baste with sauce, cover and poach 15 minutes, remove cover place slice of cheddar on each chicken bundle recover and poach 5 minutes more until chicken is cooked through.
7. Serve with either rice, pasta or bread for the sauce.

Baked Chicken Cordon Bleu is one of my favourite comfort foods. I know I can't resist cutting through the crispy outside to get to the tender chicken and ham that covers the delicious cheese oozing out! Rather than a lot of messy frying, this version is baked, which means you can prepare it in advance and just throw it in the oven after a long day. How to air fry chicken cordon bleu. Focusing on both a recipe for homemade chicken cordon bleu as well as frozen.