Chicken Cordon Bleu - Grilled, Simple
This is a very simple way to turn a bland chicken breast into a delicious meal. It's simple, quick and tasty.
Ingredients
- 2 pieces chicken breasts
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 4 slices Deli ham
- 1 tbsp BBQ seasonings
- 2 pats butter
Instructions
- Butterfly each chicken breast and lay it open. This presumes that the chicken breasts are fairly thick.
- Put the butterflied chicken breast in a ziploc bag, and pound the breast to a flat, uniform thickness using a food mallet.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the bag, and place on prep surface. Sprinkle with the seasonings of your choice. You could use a simple blend of garlic/salt/pepper, or use something bolder like a BBQ seasoning or even a creole seasoning.
- Put two slices of swiss cheese on the chicken breast. Then put two slices of ham on top of the swiss cheese.
- Roll up the chicken breast very tightly, attempting to keep the swiss cheese and ham on the inside of the chicken breast.
- Sprinkle the exterior of the rolled chicken breast with flour. This helps give it a little crunch. You can also add more seasoning to the exterior for additional color and flavor.
- Spray the bottom of a baking pan with Pam. Place the chicken breasts in the pan. Place a pat of butter on top of each rolled up chicken breast.
- Cook at 350 until the chicken reaches 165°, about 30 minutes. When I did this, I found that the center, where the cheese and ham are, were at 145°