Healthy Recipe

Healthy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Recipe By:
Steve G
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Healthy Chicken Cordon Bleu
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  • Total Time 55 min Ico-add
  • Yield 6 Servings
  • Level Easy

Cordon Bleu is French for "Blue Ribbon" and this recipe is a blue ribbon version of a classic entree. Search 123recipes.Com for other variations of Chicken Cordon Bleu.
 

Ingredients

  • 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (approximately 4 ounces each)
  • 2 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
  • 3 slices lean ham, cut in half
  • 3 slices reduced-fat swiss cheese, cut in half
  • 4 slices reduced-calorie whole wheat bread
  • 2/3 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2. Arrange chicken in a baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. 3. Cover and bake for 10 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
  4. 4. Pound chicken breasts between 2 pieces of wax paper to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
  5. 5. Brush mustard on 1 side of each chicken breast, and then layer 1 slice ham and cheese over mustard.
  6. 6. Tear bread into pieces and place in a blender or food processor.
  7. 7. Pulse-blend into bread crumbs.
  8. 8. Place breadcrumbs in a shallow dish, add the dried parsley flakes and mix well.
  9. 9. Roll up chicken from the short end and secure with wooden toothpicks and set aside.
  10. 10. Lightly spray chicken with nonstick cooking spray and roll in breadcrumbs to coat.
 
 
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