Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
- cook TIME 10 mins
- prep TIME 40 mins
- total TIME 1 hr 10 mins
- INACTIVE TIME 20 mins
Ingredients (12)
- 12 oz skinless boneless chicken breast 4 halves
- 4 oz baguette bread crumbed *
- 3 oz ham
- 3 oz Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour *
- 2 medium eggs *
- 1 cup olive oil *
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp dill chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Prep
Slice 12 oz chicken breasts in half lengthwise.
Pound them thin to 1/4 inch thick.
Season chicken breast cutlets with 1/8 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder, and 1 tsp onion powder on both sides, rub them evenly. Let sit for 5 minutes.
Make the rolls: Place each chicken cutlet on a cling film, put successively 2 slices of Swiss cheese and 2 slices of ham on top of the cutlet, roll them up together.
Wrap the chicken roll in the plastic wrap tightly, twist the excess plastic on the two sides and tie them together. Repeat with the remaining. Chill the rolls in the fridge for 5 minutes.
Prepare 3 large plates with 1/2 cup flour, 2 beaten eggs, and 4 oz bread crumbs. Dredge the chicken rolls successively in flour.
In beaten eggs.
And in bread crumbs. Chill in the fridge again for 10 minutes.
Cook
On a cast-iron skillet, heat 1 cup olive oil over medium-high heat, wait until the oil is sizzling. Transfer the chicken rolls in and turn down to medium heat.
Fry the chicken rolls for 8 minutes, turn whenever one side is golden brown.
Sprinkle chopped dill on top. Serve while still hot.
(*) Only part of these ingredients will end up in the final product and we have calculated nutritional values based on that amount. The whole amount is needed for the coating and cooking process, but what actually ends up being consumed are 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/6 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 medium egg, and 3 1/2 ounces of breadcrumbs.