Chicken Cordon Bleu with Cheese Sauce

Name: Chicken Cordon Bleu with Cheese Sauce
Total time: 5400 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4-5 thin chicken breasts; Deli style ham; flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 cups Panko bread crumbs; 1/2 c Mozzarella cheese; 1/2 c Parmesan cheese; 8 slices Swiss cheese; 1/4 c Cream cheese; milk; butter; s&p

queen_kaitlin @cook_3746570

Indianapolis, Indiana

This is my version of the classic Cordon Bleu, husband and children approved!

queen_kaitlin @cook_3746570

Indianapolis, Indiana

This is my version of the classic Cordon Bleu, husband and children approved!

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Ingredients

90 mins

4-5thin chicken breasts
Deli style ham
flour
2eggs, beaten
2 cupsPanko bread crumbs
1/2 cMozzarella cheese
1/2 cParmesan cheese
8 slicesSwiss cheese
1/4 cCream cheese
milk
butter
s&p

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Steps

90 mins

1

S & P the chicken
2

Cut swiss cheese and ham into long slices.
3

Place about 3-5 slices of cheese and ham onto chicken breast and roll. (Allow ham and chese to hang over side of chicken you are rolling and leave some space with no ham and cheese at bottom so it isn't oozing out) (about half of cheese will be remaining, set aside for sauce) Use toothpicks to hold chicken in place.
4

Dip chicken into flour.
5

Dip chicken into beaten egg.
6

Dip chicken into mixture of bread crumbs and 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese.(set remaining cheese aside for sauce)
7

Bake chicken at 375° for 1 hour
8

For the sauce: make a roux with 2 tbsp butter and flour.
9

Add milk and stir until creamy.
10

Add remaining swiss cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan and cream cheese and cook on low, stirring often, until cheese is melted and sauce is creamy.
11

Smother chicken with cheese sauce and enjoy!