Chicken Cordon Bleu

By polledl

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken-breast halves (about 5 ounces each)
• 4 thin slices cooked ham
• 4 teaspoons honey mustard
• 4 thin slices Swiss cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Step 1

1Preheat the oven to 350F.
.2Slice each chicken breast horizontally to form a pocket.
.3Brush each ham slice with honey mustard and fold in half. Fold a cheese slice around each ham slice. Insert in pocket of chicken and secure with a toothpick.
.4Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in butter until browned, about 4 minutes per side.
.5Arrange chicken on a rack in a baking pan. Bake chicken until an instant-read thermometer inserted in center of the meat registers 180F, 15 to 20 minutes.
.