Chicken Cordon Bleu

Back in college, my dear friend Carla made homemade Chicken Cordon Bleu for me and it was life changing. This is her brilliance, written in my words.

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Chicken Cordon Bleu

Step 1: Prepare each of the following

1. Grease a 13”x9” glass baking dish, spritzing with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

2. Cracker crumbs

   Crush in package*:

   1 package Ritz crackers

   Pour into a pie plate, add

   1/2 tsp garlic salt

   1/2 tsp pepper

   1/4 tsp dried rosemary, crushed

   Sift together, set aside.

3. Egg wash

   To a small bowl, add:

   1 egg, beaten

   1 Tbsp water

   Set aside.

4. Gather

   8 slices deli ham

   8 slices Swiss cheese

   Set aside.

5. Chicken

   Prepare:

   4 chicken breasts, cut in half to create 8 flat pieces

   Following the method here, tenderize each piece of chicken.

Step 2: Assemble chicken rolls

On a clean plate, layer:

1 chicken breast, tenderized

1 slice Swiss cheese

1 slice ham

1. Roll up the chicken breast

   • Repeat until all chicken is filled & rolled

2. Roll in the beaten egg

3. Dredge in cracker crumbs

4. Arrange in prepared baking dish, leaving a minimum of 1/2” between chicken rolls

5. Sprinkle any remaining cracker crumbs over the chicken

Step 3: Bake & serve

Bake at 400F for 25 - 35 minutes, or until instant read thermometer inserted to center of chicken roll tests 165F. Remove from oven and allow to rest 5 minutes.

Serve with Instant Pot Rice Pilaf.

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Brenda’s tips:

• Servings: 4

• *Recommended way to crush Ritz crackers:

  • Carefully ease the plastic package open slightly at the top, about 1/2”

  • Pressing directly down from the top, compress the crackers together, which will cause many to crush

  • Turn the package on the side (being sure not to spill any crumbs out the top) and press down to crush any remaining crackers

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Window to B’s kitchen . . .

Crushing the Ritz crackers

How to make Chicken Cordon Bleu