Chicken Cordon Bleu. A delicious French classic, chicken cordon bleu is made of chicken breasts stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese. Chicken stuffed with ham and cheese, coated with crunchy golden breadcrumbs. You'd swear it's fried - but it's baked.

A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese (or with cheese filling), then breaded and pan-fried or deep-fried. Classic Chicken Cordon Bleu is breaded and then fried. We opted to skip the frying and bake ours instead. You can have Chicken Cordon Bleu using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Cordon Bleu

You need of Main.
It's of Chicken breasts (skinless and boneless).
You need of Butter.
It's of Salt.
It's of Paprika.
It's of Bread crumbs.
You need 2-3 pcs of Eggs.
It's of Ham.
It's of Swiss cheese.

It takes what is otherwise a tedious recipe and simplifies it a bit. Chicken cordon bleu is one of those meal-in-one dishes, which appeals to my family's tastes in different ways. It has the crispy exterior from the breadcrumb mixture that the kids enjoy. Baked chicken cordon bleu is a classic dish that is so well-loved for a reason.

Chicken Cordon Bleu step by step

Melt butter in medium heat. Sprinkle salt and paprika on the melted butter..
Cut a slit on the thick part of the chicken to make a thinner and wider size..
Brush chicken with the seasoned melted butter..
Place the ham and swiss cheese then roll the chicken from one side towards the other side. Fasten or lock the roll with a toothpick..
Whisk eggs and add the remaining melted butter..
Dip the chicken rolls into the egg, then dredge with breadcrumbs. Repeat this step twice for better coating..
Fry or bake coated chicken rolls. Don't forget to remove toothpicks after cooking..
Serve with white sauce..

Ham and Swiss cheese are wrapped up in a chicken cutlet, coated in breadcrumbs and baked to perfection. How to make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole. This is an extremely simple dish that is practically impossible to mess up. If you are a beginner in the kitchen, this is the perfect dish to make to fool your. Chicken Cordon Bleu was one of the first meals I attempted as a newly married woman.