Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

📝 Notes on the ingredients

• chicken breast - boneless, skinless
• ham - thinly sliced deli ham or diced deli ham
• swiss cheese - sliced deli swiss or long slices of cheese
• salt, pepper & dired parley or Italian seasoning mix
• egg wash - one part egg, one part water, beaten
• flour- for dredging
• bread crumbs - panko is great for added crunch or you can make your own breadcrumbs
• oil for frying - I use canola oil

🥘 How to make chicken cordon bleu:

1. Split each chicken breast in half. If they are still on the thick side, give them a bit of a pounding between two sheets of plastic wrap or in a plastic zip top bag.
2. Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, and parsley. There are no real measurements. Just pretend you are on a cooking show and sprinkle as they would. You will be fine.
3. Fold 2 slices of ham and a ½ a slice of swiss cheese on each chicken breast.
4. Starting at the thinner side of the chicken breast, roll it up with the ham and swiss on the inside. Secure with 2 wooden toothpicks.
5. Coat each chicken roll in flour that has been flavored with salt and pepper. Be sure to coat completely.
6. Beat an egg with a splash of water to create an egg wash. Roll each chicken roll in the egg wash.
7. Roll in bread crumbs and coat completely.
8. In a pan with a small amount of oil brown every side of the chicken cordon blue. I find it best to start with the seam side of the roll. It helps 'seal' the chicken closed. At the country club we would deep fry them till golden in a deep-fried.
9. Turn until all sides are golden brown. The idea is not to cook them through but just to brown them on all sides.
10. Remove the chicken rolls from the pan and allow them to rest on paper towels.
11. When you are ready to bake off your chicken, turn your oven to 400 and cover them with foil and bake approximately 45 minutes to until an internal temperature of 165 is reached.

🍽️ What do you serve with chicken cordon bleu?

• Couscous – Serve on a bed of your favorite couscous. I cook my couscous in chicken stock for an extra boost of flavor.
• Roasted Potatoes– Another delicious option is to serve along side this dish pan roasted potatoes. 
• Sweet Potatoes - a collection of LOTS of different sweet potato recipes.
• Pasta– My kids can't get enough of pasta with their chicken cordon bleu.
• Vegetables - pick your favorite vegetable. The beauty of this easy dish is that it goes with so many vegetables. 

More Delicious Chicken Recipes:

• Dorito chicken casserole
• Sheet pan chicken sausage and peppers dinner
• Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

My first job was at the local country club. I was a prep cook for the fancy banquets and weddings held in the ballroom. I learned knife skills, culinary terms, what it was like to be a non-smoker in an on-the-clock smoke break world and how to make chicken cordon bleu. Lots and lots of chicken cordon bleu.

Pound, season, fill, roll, dredge, dunk, crumb, and freeze. Over and over. I could roll chicken cordon bleu in my sleep!

Now that I have children I am looking for dishes that my children will eat for dinner. They love chicken nuggets, so I thought I would try and switch it up one day to see if I could broaden their tastebuds just a bit. And much to my surprise, it worked! So much so, my four-year-old asked for it again tonight! This kid never asks for anything other than pasta and sauce for dinner so I am considering chicken cordon bleu a success!