CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

By LindaW1955

Ingredients

• 4 8 oz chicken breasts
• 25 ritz crackers
• 4 slices hearty white bread, torn into fourths
• 6 TBS melted butter
• 16 slices deli-sliced ham
• 2 cups grated swiss cheese
• 3 eggs
• 2 TBS dijon
• salt and pepper
• flour

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. At the thick end of the chicken breast, using a paring knife cut a 2-3" slit into breast and using knife tip, advance the knife through the breast to create a pocket stopping 1/4 to 1/2" from other side of breast.
2. In a food processor, place ritz crackers and bread, pulse until coarse, then add butter and pulse to combine. Place on cookie sheet and bake in 300 oven for 3-5 minutes until lightly browned.
3. Stack 2 slices of deli-sliced ham for each bundle, place 1/4 cup shredded cheese in middle of bundle and roll into cylinder. Trim ends so that bundles will fit into chicken breast pocket. Insert 2 bundles into each breast pocket. Smooth the open edges to close and repeat until all breasts are stuffed. Salt and pepper the bundles, place in refrigerator for 20"
4. In separate pans, place flour, bread crumbs and eggs. Whisk dijon into eggs.
5. Remove breast bundles from refrigerator and dredge in flour, patting off excess. Using tongs, coat both sides of chicken with egg mixture and then place in crumbs, using fingers to pat crumbs to completely cover chicken.
6. Lightly grease a baking pan. Oven to 450 degrees. Racks on bottom and middle levels. Place chicken on baking pan, put pan on bottom oven rack and cook for 10". After 10", reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees and move baking pan to middle rack and cook additonal 20" or until chicken reaches internal temperature of 160 degrees.