Chicken Cordon Bleu Pinwheels

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 4 boneless and skinless chicken breast halves (1 to 1-1/4 pounds)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 pound sliced Swiss cheese (6 slices)
• 1/4 pound thinly-sliced deli ham (4 slices)
• 1/2 cup flavored bread crumbs
• Paprika for sprinkling

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat d oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 7- x 11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Between 2 pieces of waxed paper, gently pound chicken to 1/4-inch thickness with a mallet or rolling pin. Evenly sprinkle each piece of chicken with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each chicken breast half. Roll each breast jelly roll-style and secure with a toothpick.

Place in prepared baking dish and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

Remove from oven and place 1 cheese slice on top of each chicken piece and sprinkle with paprika. Return to oven 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks before serving.

Notes:
Regular styles of Swiss cheese and deli-style ham tend to be naturally salty, so if you'd rather not add the extra salt, that's fine.