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Chicken Cordon Bleu

Source of Recipe


From "Famiily Circle Annual Recipes 2008"



List of Ingredients



• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1½ pounds total)
  
• 4 slices thinly sliced Black Forest ham
  
• 1 cup shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese (3 to 4 ounces)
  
• 8 tsp Dijon or honey mustard
  
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  
• 1 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
  
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
  






Instructions



1. Heat oven to 350° F.
   Place one breast half between two sheets of waxed paper on a cutting board. Pound to an even thickness of ¼ inch with the flat side of a meat mallet, a rolling pin, or a cast iron pan. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts. Spread out one piece of ham; pile ¼ cup of the cheese in the middle, then tightly fold up burrito-style to enclose. Spread one pounded chicken breast with 2 teaspoons of mustard. Place ham bundle on chicken; slide to one narrow end. Roll chicken breast, enclosing bundle. Secure with a toothpick or two; tuck in any loose ends. Repeat for a total of four stuffed chicken breasts.
   
   
2. Spread flour onto a dinner plate, and pour eggs into a pie dish and bread crumbs onto a second dinner plate. Coat one stuffed breast with flour, dip in egg completely, then coat with bread crumbs, adhering with fingers, if needed. Repeat with all chicken pieces.
   
   
3. Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and brown, covered, 3 minutes. Flip chicken over and continue to cook, covered, an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a shallow baking dish and bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes, or until temperature registers 160° F on an instant-read thermometer.
   
   Makes 4 servings.