Cream Cheese Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipes

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir cream cheese into hot butter until it begins to melt, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, onion powder, and black pepper. Whisk warm milk gradually into cream cheese until smooth; stir in 1 1/2 cup Swiss cheese. Bring sauce to a simmer, stirring constantly, until cheese has melted and sauce has thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Spread 3/4 cup of cheese sauce into bottom of a 9x9-inch baking dish. Arrange 1/3 of the lasagna noodles over the sauce and spread half the cooked chicken and half the ham over the noodles. Pour 1 cup sauce over chicken and ham. Repeat layers starting with half the remaining lasagna noodles, remaining chicken, remaining ham, and 1 more cup of cheese sauce. Finish by layering remaining lasagna noodles, remaining sauce, 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, and bread crumbs; sprinkle top with Italian seasoning. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until crumbs are browned, about 10 more minutes. Let casserole stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

CLASSIC CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 400F. Toss the bread crumbs with the butter, garlic powder, and thyme. Spread them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake the breadcrumbs for 5 minutes, shaking the pan every minute until the breadcrumbs are browned.
• Butterfly each chicken breast. You will now have four pieces.
• Pound each piece of chicken into a thin sheet.
• Season the chicken with the salt and pepper. Take one piece and lay it flat. Add a slice of swiss cheese and two slices of ham.
• Roll the chicken into a log or simply fold in half. Try to tuck the ham and cheese into the chicken as much as you can.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise and Dijon mustard. Slather it over the chicken, coating it on all sides.
• Press the toasted bread crumbs onto the chicken to completely coat.
• Place on a parchment lined baking sheet or a buttered casserole dish and bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165F. While the chicken is baking, prepare the sauce. Prepare the sauce.
• Gather your ingredients.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Once its melted whisk in the flour and cook for 2 minutes on low heat.
• Add the garlic and cream cheese. Cook until the cream cheese has melted. Add in the chicken bouillon, water, and cream and cook, stirring frequently until the sauce is hot and has thickened. Whisk in the Dijon mustard, pepper, and the parmesan cheese.
• Remove the chicken from the oven once it is golden brown, cheese is oozing and the internal temperature is 165F.
• Spoon the sauce over the cooked chicken and serve immediately.

CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Place chicken between two pieces of wax paper or plastic wrap and pound till 1/4" thick.
• Place one slice ham and one slice cheese on each breast.
• Evenly distribute cream cheese between chicken breasts, spreading on top of the ham.
• Roll up carefully, securing with toothpicks.
• It is important to secure the ends so the cream cheese doesn't leak out!
• Just close the ends by securing them with toothpicks.
• Lightly sprinkle each piece with salt, then dip in the egg.
• Roll chicken in cracker crumbs.
• Cook rolls in hot oil in skillet until light brown, turning occasionally (approx. 5-10 minutes) When brown, add water, cover and simmer until chicken is done, about ten minutes.
• Remove toothpicks and serve.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Line the bottom of pan with bacon.
• Cover bacon with chicken.
• Mix soup, sour cream, & half of the cheese.
• Cover chicken with soup mixture.
• Cover with remaining swiss cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 45 min to an hour
• Uncover and bake until cheese is brown and bubbly and chicken juices run clear.