CHICKEN CORDON BLUE

By á-6498

Ingredients

• SAUCE:
• 6 boned and skinned chicken breasts
• 1 cup flour
• 6 slices Swiss cheese
• 6 slices ham
• 2-3 beaten eggs
• bread crumbs
• 5 tbsp margarine
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup dry sherry or red wine
• 1/4 cup light cream
• 1 egg yolk

Preparation

Step 1

On each piece of chicken place a slice of swiss cheese and a thin slice of ham. Wrap the chicken around the ham and cheese. Dust chicken with a coat of flour. Dip each piece of chicken into beaten egg, then coat with fine bread crumbs. Fry chicken until lightly browned. Place pieces in a casserole dish Pour sauce over chicken and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.


Melt butter in saucepan on low heat Add flour and stir until light brown. Add broth slowly, ( CHICKEN CUBES MAY BE USED ) stirring constantly. Add sherry when sauce starts to thicken . Remove from heat. Stir cream into egg yolk and add to sauce. Continue to cook 1 minute or until thickened. Pour over chicken.