Oven Chicken Cordon Bleu

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast (about 1 1/4 lb)
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 4 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
  • 4 very thin slices lean cooked ham (about 3/4 oz each)
  • 4 very thin slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese (about 3/4 oz each)
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/3 cup finely crushed corn flakes or bran flakes cereal
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2 quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper, flatten each chicken breast to 1/4-inch thickness.
  • 2
    Spread each chicken breast with 1/2 teaspoon mustard; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon chives. Cut ham and cheese slices to fit chicken. Top each chicken breast with ham and cheese slice. Roll up, tucking ends inside.
  • 3
    In shallow bowl, combine egg white and water; beat slightly. Place cereal crumbs in shallow dish. Coat chicken rolls with egg white mixture; roll in crumbs. Place in baking dish; sprinkle with paprika.
  • 4
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in center.

  • For the classic chicken cordon bleu, the stuffed chicken breasts are browned in oil in a skillet before being transferred to the oven while this version is only baked.
  • Arrange individual chives (with the flowers attached, if available) in a decorative pattern atop each serving. Chive flowers, like the flowers of most other herbs, are edible; they taste like chives. The stalks of chives that have gone to flower, however, are tough and fibrous.
  • Rice pilaf and steamed asparagus spears round out this meal.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
20%
Sodium
440mg
19%
Potassium
230mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
2g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
1g
Protein
25g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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