Chicken Cordon Blue Panini Food

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU PANINI

Steps:

• Preheat panini press to high.
• Slice the ciabatta rolls in half lengthwise. Butter the top and bottom of each roll.
• Spread a little mustard on the bottom half of each roll. Layer on the cheese and ham by placing a slice of cheese on both the bottom and top pieces, and a piece of ham on just the bottom.
• Place a piece of chicken on the bottom half of each sandwich. Top the sandwiches and move to the panini press.
• Pressing down on the panini press, grill until the sandwiches are golden brown and the cheese is melted, about five minutes. The sandwiches are now ready to enjoy!

CHICKEN CORDON BLUE PANINI

Steps:

• Preheat panini press. Place the roll bottoms on a work surface and top with the chicken and ham.
• In a small bowl, mix cheese and ranch dressing and spread on the cut side of the roll tops. Cover the sandwiches with roll tops and place in the panini press. Cook for 3-4 minutes.

CHICKEN CORDON BLUE PANINI

Steps:

• Preheat whatever pan, griddle, etc., that you are using.
• In very small bowl, mix mayo and mustard, set aside.
• Spread evenly on 2 slices bread.
• Top each slice of bread with the swiss cheese.
• On one slice, top with chicken.
• Scrunch up proscuitto, and place on top of chicken.
• Top with other slice of bread.
• Brush top with a little olive oil, evenly and thinly.
• Place sandwich, olive oiled side-down onto hot pan.
• Brush top lightly with more olive oil.
• Press lightly once with spatula.
• Grill/cook about 30 seconds to 1 minute, depending on how hot your pan is. Check to see for yourself. You want it lightly toasted with nice grill marks.
• With your spatula, lift up a corner and hold it up with your fingers. Then slip the spatula underneath, and turn over carefully.
• Brown other side the same way, and remove to cutting surface.
• Cut in half diagonally and enjoy!
• *Note: Any kind of chicken that you happen to have on hand works fine for this, such as leftover roasted, rotisserie, grilled, baked or stewed. Nice way to use up some leftovers and not feel like they're "leftover". Leftover turkey can be subbed as well.
• *Also, the amount of chicken is just approximate. Make your sandwich how YOU like it using as much or little as you want.
• Don't have proscuitto? That's ok, subbing a thin slice or 2 of any kind of ham is just fine. ;).

INSIDE-OUT CHICKEN CORDON BLUE

Steps:

• Put the breadcrumbs, salt and pepper in a plastic bag and shake to blend.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Slice the chicken breasts in half to make them thinner and drop into bread crumbs. Shake to coat and place in the hot skillet. Cook until lightly browned on the first side, about 5 minutes or so. Turn and brown the other side, about 5 minutes or so.
• Turn the chicken back over to the first side and place the ham evenly over the chicken pieces. Top each one with a slice of swiss (fold it to fit).
• Cover and cook until ham heats up and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• Combine bread crumbs and 1 teaspoon melted butter in a small bowl.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir ham and onion in melted butter until onion turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in thyme and cook for 1 minute. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until flour has lost its raw smell, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour in 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk. Place saucepan back over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat and add 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese, Dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg. Stir to combine.
• Stir chicken and diced pickle into cheese sauce.
• Place toasted bread slices on the prepared baking sheet. Brush one side of each bread slice with 3/4 teaspoon melted butter. Turn slices over and top each with 1/4 of the cheese sauce. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon shredded Gruyere cheese over the top of each sandwich. Top with bread crumb mixture.
• Bake sandwiches in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and chicken mixture is hot, 15 to 20 minutes.

EASY CHICKEN CORDON BLUE

Steps:

• Cut a pocket in each chicken breast.
• Wrap a slice of ham around each cube of cheese, insert into chicken and secure with a tooth pick or two.
• Liberally season panko and milk (separately) with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in to milk bath, then roll in panko to coat.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minute.

SIMPLE CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place ham and cheese down the center of each; roll up and secure with a toothpick. Place butter and coating mix in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in butter, then roll in coating mix. , Place in a greased 2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover loosely and microwave on high for 5-7 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Let stand for 5 minutes. Discard toothpicks.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU PANINI

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Set up a dredging station with the flour, beaten egg and bread crumbs each in its own separate shallow bowl.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Dredge each piece of chicken in the flour, then the egg, then the bread crumbs and place it carefully in the skillet.
• Cook the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken to a wire rack or a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• For the panini: Heat the panini press to medium-high heat.
• Whisk together the honey and Dijon mustard in a small bowl; set aside.
• For each sandwich: Spread butter on two slices of bread to flavor the outside of the sandwich. Flip over both slices and spread 1 tablespoon honey mustard on the other side of each slice. Top one slice with a breaded chicken breast, followed by ham and cheese slices.
• Close the sandwich with the other slice of bread, buttered side up.
• Grill two panini at a time, with the lid closed, until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasted, 4 to 5 minutes.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 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 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.