Jewel...chicken cordon bleu

[Linda in MO]

Jewel, please tell us how you make your chicken cordon bleu and your chicken cordon bleu sandwiches. Just thinking about them makes me hungry.
Thanks!

[SoCal]

B U M P

[sneezles]

SoCal,
LOL!!!

[munchies]

Mmm...chicken cordon bleu sandwiches?? What a lovely thought -- Do tell me more :D

[SoCal]

Just wanted to make the 'bump' more interesting and thanks to the new boards I could!

So, how is the temporary single life going?? Hope you enjoy your 'me time' although, I'm sure you are missing the guys (OK, I've had a long day so I'm editing here. I hope what I said about the 'guys' was correct !:o , but I am pretty sure it is...I hope? All I can say is that my fingers just typed that automatically so I have to trust them!)

[Jewel]

Sorry everyone!! Didn't see my name on a post till just now!! Those sandwiches were a creation of mine a few years ago when I craved Cordon Bleu and I was all alone. Didn't feel right making the real thing for just me, so I made it into a sandwich instead!

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Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches

2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
4-6 oz Virginia Ham or Canadian Bacon, sliced (I prefer ham)
2 slices swiss cheese
4 slices sourdough bread
1 TBS butter, divided

Sauce:
3 TBS butter
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 tsp chicken buillion granules
1/2 TBS cornstarch
1/2 cup milk

Place chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound to an even thickness, about 1/2" thick. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper to taste, and sautee on top of stove in 1/2 TBS butter until white and cooked through . Top each breast with 2-3 oz of sliced ham and a slice of cheese. Set aside. To make sauce, melt 3 TBS butter in saucepan, whisk in white wine, buillion, cornstarch and milk, and bring to a low boil, stirring frequently, until desired thickness. Meanwhile, place chicken/ham/cheese between two slices of sourdough bread. Grill sandwiches in remaining 1/2 TBS butter over medium heat in fry pan until golden brown and cheese melts. Serve sauce in individual dishes for dunking. Serves 2.

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I have made these sandwiches two ways: I've served them as above serving the sauce separately in a dish and had guests dip the sandwich in it bite by bite like au jus for a French Dip (or I've even seen the guests drizzle their sauce over the entire sandwich before they bit into it like Hollandaise over Eggs Benedict!) I've also drizzled the sauce over the chicken before sandwiching and grilling it, but that gets a little messy. Personally, DH and I like to dunk! Enjoy!! :D

[Linda in MO]

Looks good Jewel! Thanks!

[Wendy w]

Thanks Jewel! It's a "drooler".:p :p :p

[greysangel]

Also this recipe was posted at Weight Watchers Recipe Renovations for those interested :)

chicken cordon bleu


Prep Time | 15 min
Cook Time | 40 min
Level of Difficulty | Moderate
Was | 13 POINTS
Now | 8 POINTS

Ingredients

1 lb(s) boneless, skinless chicken breast(s), four 4 oz pieces
3 oz smoked ham, four 3/4 oz slices
3 oz low-fat Swiss cheese, four 3/4 oz slices
1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup(s) honey mustard
1/2 cup(s) seasoned bread crumbs, Italian-style
4 serving(s) olive oil cooking spray, or enough to coat chicken


Instructions


Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.


Place chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound to 1/4-inch thickness. Arrange 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of cheese on each chicken breast.


Starting from shorter end of chicken, roll up breast into a tight pinwheel. Tuck in ends. Secure with toothpicks.


Place flour, honey mustard and bread crumbs in 3 separate shallow bowls. Add chicken to flour; turn to coat. Transfer chicken to honey mustard; turn to coat. Place chicken in bread crumbs; turn to coat.


Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Bake until chicken is golden brown and cooked through, about 40 minutes. Remove toothpicks and serve.


I will be adding Jewel's yummy looking sauce though :D

JeAnne

[keg64]

Todays(?) message to Jewel had me want to find the chicken cordon bleu sauce. It is in this post. The recipe that greysangel posted is a staple in our house (love it!) but I will try with the sauce next time :)