Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Post-Easter left us with a lot of extra ham, therefore I thought it would be yummy to take another stab at making chicken cordon bleu. My first attempt, hardly worth blogging, turned out just okay. So, after much research I used some of the tips mentioned in this blog to make a better dish. One of the best tips is to have absolutely everything prepped and ready to go so that the assembly line goes smoothly.

Ingredients
4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
4-8 slices of ham (depending on the size of the meat. Mine was freshly cut from the deli and was huge so I only used 4 pieces).
4 slices of swiss cheese (the lady in the aforementioned blog used shredded, whatever works).
Salt & Pepper
olive oil
 toothpicks, if necessary

1 1/2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
2 TBS butter, melted

1 egg
2 TBS dijon mustard

Preheat oven to 350

Beat your egg, dijon mustard, and a splash of water together in a shallow dish. Set aside. Mix the melted butter into your bread crumbs. They will clump up, but if you continue to work your fork through the crumbs they will separate back out. The butter will help your crumbs to get nice and crunchy.

For the chicken, you will want to first roll up your ham and cheese into nice little rolls. Then, cut pockets in your chicken large enough to fit the ham/cheese rolls. I put my fingers on top of the chicken to act as a guide to make sure I didn't cut all the way through.Salt and pepper your chicken breasts, then stuff in your ham and cheese rolls. If you press together the open edge, it should reseal. If it doesn't, you can always use a toothpick to keep the chicken sealed together.

Dip each breast into the egg wash, making sure both sides are evenly covered. Then transfer your breast to the bread crumbs and evenly coat both sides.

Place them on a greased cookie sheet, and drizzle them lightly (like just a few drops on each) with your olive oil. Bake for 20-25 min. 

Here is the link again, but this is what your ham rolls should look like inside your chicken. She was able to fit 2 rolls per breast, but due to the size of mine I only fit one.