Elegant Chicken Cordon Bleu Food

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Melt butter in glass baking dish.
• Lightly flatten chicken breasts between plastic wrap with mallet. Lay 1 slice of ham and 1 piece of cheese on flattened breast, fold in half and seal close with toothpicks. Repeat process for remaining chicken breasts.
• Coat each piece with flour, then eggs and then bread crumbs. Place chicken pieces in glass baking dish. Turn to coat with butter.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with parselyed rice and steamed broccoli.

EASY CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the mustard and mascarpone. Set aside.
• Preheat the broiler to high.
• Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and continue to heat for an additional 1 minute. Sprinkle the chicken breasts evenly with 1 teaspoon salt. Place the chicken in the skillet and cook on the first side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Flip the chicken and continue to cook until just cooked through, about 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat.
• Lay 1/2 slice of cheese on each chicken breast. Lay 2 slices of ham on top of the cheese on each breast. Divide the mustard sauce evenly over the ham and top with the remaining cheese slices. Broil until the cheese is melted, golden brown and bubbly, about 2 minutes.

ULTIMATE CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts if they are to thick.
• Place cheese and ham on each piece.
• Fold edges of chicken over filling, secure with small bamboo skewers.
• Mix flour and paprika and coat chicken pieces.
• Heat butter in large skillet and cook chicken till browned on all sides. Add juice (or wine) and bouillon. Reduce heat simmer for 30 minutes till chicken is no longer pink.
• Remove skewers and transfer chicken to a platter.
• Blend cornstarch with cream in small bowl, and whisk slowly into skillet.
• Cook, stirring till thick, and pour over chicken.
• Garnish with parsley.

BEST EVER CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Cut each breast in half and beat halves with meat tenderizer until flat.
• Place a slice of ham and a slice of cheese on each flattened breast half. Then sprinkle with minced parsley and pepper to taste.
• Roll up breast halves and secure with toothpicks.
• Roll breast halves in flour, dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs.
• Melt butter in skillet and brown chicken on all sides.
• Remove chicken rolls from skillet and place in 9x14x2-inch baking dish.
• Add remaining ingredients to skillet drippings, stir to blend well.
• Pour over chicken and bake at 350F for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Note: You can also serve these as appetizers by baking the chicken rolls without the sauce, slice rolls into pinwheels crosswise, and serve with heated sauce.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts if they're too thick.
• Place a cheese and ham slice on each breast within 1/2 inches of edge.
• Fold edges of chicken over filling and secure with tooth picks.
• Mix flour and paprika and coat chicken.
• Heat butter in skillet and cook chicken until browned on all sides.
• Add wine and bouillon with chicken in pan.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove tooth picks and transfer breasts to warm platter.
• Blend cornstarch with cream and whisk slowly into skillet.
• Cook, stirring until thickened and pour over chicken.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU II

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts if they are too thick. Place a cheese and ham slice on each breast within 1/2 inch of the edges. Fold the edges of the chicken over the filling, and secure with toothpicks. Mix the flour and paprika in a small bowl, and coat the chicken pieces.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the chicken until browned on all sides. Add the wine and bouillon. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Remove the toothpicks, and transfer the breasts to a warm platter. Blend the cornstarch with the cream in a small bowl, and whisk slowly into the skillet. Cook, stirring until thickened, and pour over the chicken. Serve warm.

AWESOME CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• In-between 2 pieces of plastic wrap pound out chicken breasts.
• Sprinkle with tyme.
• Top with a slice of ham and a slice of cheese.
• Roll up tightly.
• Wrap each breast with 2 slices of bacon and secure with toothpics.
• In a small bowl,beat eggs and milk; set aside.
• Place flour in separate bowl.
• Combine bread crumbs and garlic powder in another bowl.
• Dip each chicken breast in egg mixture,then flour,egg mixture again and then bread crumbs.
• Place on greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350degrees for 40-50minutes or until juices run clear.

ORIGINAL CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Lay the chicken breasts between pieces of wax paper and use a mallet to pound them to 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch thick. Take care not to pound holes in the chicken. Layer each breast with the ham, then place a finger of cheese in the center. Roll up to completely enclose the ham and cheese and secure with toothpicks.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Lightly dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour, then dip in the egg and coat with bread crumbs. Place on a baking sheet and chill at least 15 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the butter. Add the chicken and cook, turning carefully with tongs, until browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the stock to the skillet, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Move the chicken to a warm platter.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of stock to the skillet, raise the heat to high, and cook, stirring up browned bits clinging to the bottom, for 1 minute. Add the wine (or heavy cream or additional stock), lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the consistency of gravy, about 45 seconds. Pour over the chicken breasts and serve.

ELEGANT CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• The day before serving flatten chicken breast with the flat side of meat mallet.
• Place 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of swiss cheese on each half of chicken breast.
• Roll up like a jely roll, folding in the sides to hold in the ham and cheese.
• Wrap a slice of bacon around each roll.
• Put a kabob stick in each roll to hold the roll together.
• Place rolls in a greased baking dish.
• Pour melted butter and garlic over rolls.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and parmesian cheese (Cover and refrigerate).
• The day of serving bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
• For sauce:.
• Heat soups and mushrooms until smooth.
• Blend in one cup of sour cream.
• Pour over rolls.