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SIMPLE CHICKEN CORDON BLEU 
4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
4 slices Swiss or Provolone cheese
4 thin sliced smoked ham
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) butter
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup whipping cream

Pound chicken breast to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle each piece on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on each breast. Roll up each breast using toothpicks to secure if necessary. Dredge each in flour, shake off excess, then in egg and finally in bread crumbs. Place seam side down in baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam. Place 1 tablespoon butter on each piece of chicken.

Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes until juices run clear. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine broth and whipping cream; season to taste (salt, pepper, garlic, oregano). Simmer on low stirring until thickened; Pour over chicken.

Serves 4.

Submitted by: Miss Melissa

recipe reviews
Simple Chicken Cordon Bleu
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 Tara says:
This is a really good, easy recipe. However, I made some modifications. The cream sauce definitely needs white wine in it. It gives it an amazing flavor. Also, add cornstarch or flour because it does not thicken on its own.
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 Richard says:
True to that the sauce does not thicken but the chicken is great my family has never tried ckicken cordon bleu before and my 3 year old daughter loved it and even wanted more.
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 Tami Lucas says:
I have made this one several times and it has been a huge hit! I use cheddar cheese instead of swiss or provolone and is great too. Very very yummy. I do have to make a larger amount of sauce because that is the perfect touch to the dish and it goes quickly. Thank you Miss Melissa!
Tami
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 Riss says:
I loved it, but my husband is a cheese fanatic so I had to double the cheese, and I couldn't get the sauce to thicken, but even without the sauce it was good.
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 Dan says:
Excellent sauce recipe. But, I went ahead and made my own tomato sauce with red wine. I pour the tomatoes sauce over the chicken and it tastes delicious.
 #9604
 Pat McGinley says:
I am fixing this tonight, for my wife and I. She works at the Jumpin Good Goat Dairy farm (Colorado) in their retail store. They have just came out with a new cheese, much like a swiss (very yum). So I'm doing a cheese recipe test for them. I might kick this up a little with some southwest influence. Can't wait
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 Johnny says:
Great recipe! I fixed this for dinner tonight and loved it. Only change I made was the gravy. Instead of broth and whipping cream, I used the pan juices flour and milk to make a pan gravy. Turned out great.
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 Jen says:
My husband and I loved this recipe. To liven up the sauce I sautéed 1 small diced onion and 4 diced gloves of garlic; once they were browned a little I added it to the sauce, along with about 1/2 teaspoon of corn starch, and simmered it for a few minutes. Delicious!
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 Jerry says:
If you want to thicken cream sauce you can try throwing in some Parmesan cheese. Calorically awesome. You can also omit the salt depending on the type of Parmesan (they are not all equal). Good luck!
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 Lotta says:
First time ever trying it - great and easy recipe! Everyone loved it. I doubled up on the cheese too and I was out of whipping cream so I used sour cream instead. Did add some white wine as well with garlic, salt and pepper, oregano and the juices from the chicken pan. Yummy sauce and chicken! Delicious!!!
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 Emily says:
My husband has been driving me crazy about making Chicken Cordon Bleu, and I have been ignoring his request, because I thought it was going to be difficult, this was easy, fast, and delicious!! My kids loved it, my husband thought he was in heaven, and I was beaming with pride!! THANK YOU!! This was a great family meal!!
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 Ron says:
I do alot of cream sauces, if you want to thicken. Simmer on high heat it will melt down the sauce and get rid of the water molecules leaving raw cream. Fair warning thicker sauce means saltier sauce and you'll lose a portion of your sauce as vapor. Great recipe btw Melissa it had been a while sice i made this and you had the recipe i wanted exactly.
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 Meghan says:
I loved this recipe!! I loved the crust on the chicken and just a little drizzle of the sauce really finished it off perfectly! I will definitely make it again!
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 Carrie Peterson says:
Try soaking the cheese, ham, chopped chives and fresh ground pepper in white wine before adding to the chicken. Definitely use white wine in the sauce. If you want this to be truly good, bake for about twenty minutes then drop in a deep-fat fryer for about 2-3 minutes.
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 Babs says:
Made this tonight. I have to say, I've been wondering what my 'signature dish' will be in life. I FOUND IT!!! This was soooooo good. I did NOT make the gravy though. I may be wrong, but I don't think it needs a gravy! The taste of chicken, ham and cheese is PERFECT! I also added twice the amount of cheese - used Provolone. Can't wait to cook it again!

 

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