Chicken Cordon Bleu

Show: Food 911Episode: Arroz Con Pollo Problem/Cordon Bleu Blow-up

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

4 double chicken breasts (about 7-ounces each), skinless and boneless
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 thin slices deli ham
16 thin slices Gruyere or Swiss cheese
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1/4 cup flour
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoons water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lay the chicken between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat mallet, gently pound the chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Take care not to pound too hard because the meat may tear or create holes. Lay 2 slices of cheese on each breast, followed by 2 slices of ham, and 2 more of cheese; leaving a 1/2-inch margin on all sides to help seal the roll. Tuck in the sides of the breast and roll up tight like a jellyroll. Squeeze the log gently to seal.

Season the flour with salt and pepper; spread out on waxed paper or in a flat dish. Mix the breadcrumbs with thyme, kosher salt, pepper, and oil. The oil will help the crust brown. Beat together the eggs and water, the mixture should be fluid. Lightly dust the chicken with flour, then dip in the egg mixture. Gently coat in the bread crumbs. Carefully transfer the roulades to a baking pan and bake for 20 minutes until browned and cooked through. Cut into pinwheels before serving.

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recipe Chicken Cordon Bleu
Michael Stamford, CT 11-10-2009
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Good dish...some people may need to adjust oven temp for browning
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This dish was awesome. I cooked this dish twice, once in my oven (a viking wall oven) then made it again at a friend's house... in her oven (a GE free standing range). Her oven took longer to cook and brown (about 40 min as opposed to 30 min in my oven). I baked at 400 degrees in both ovens. In short, different ovens cook differently. The industrial ovens radiate heat better and thus cook faster. Unless you are working with an oven like Tyler Florence, you should plan on additional cooking time. P.S. If you want this dish to brown faster consider raising the temp to 400 degrees (this worked for me).Read more
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Linda Toano , VA 10-21-2009
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Fix this all the time!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I use thin chicken fillets instead of pounding the chicken flatter because the first time I made it the chicken wasn't thin... enough and it took longer to bake and the cheese bubbled out too much. If the breasts are to0 thick then slice them through the middle and that may help. Little adjustments sometimes fix problems. Also substitute meunster cheese at times. The basic recipe is still very good and a keeper! Read more
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Anne Washingtonville, NY 10-09-2009
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The best chicken cordon bleu I've had yet
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved how easy this recipe was...the panko breadcrumbs didnt really brown even after mixing with the oil though, but the... final dish was delicious!!!!!Maybe could be cooked a little longer though, 10-15 mins at most. My husband raved about it and we loved it heated for lunch the next day, tasted even better!!!!Read more
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Delilah Austin, TX 09-10-2009
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Don't make this!!!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This recipe is so vague... I figured maybe it would be fool-proof... It sounded so easy... This recipe needs serious damage... control... 45 minutes in the oven and the chicken is stil RAW... I wouldn't suggest making this for family and friends unless you want to give them salmonella poisoning... Shame on you Tyler...Read more
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Eric nashville, TN 08-31-2009
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C'mon People!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

35% of you are dumb. Have you cooked nothing before in your life. The recipe is free and you act like you paid for it and... were short handed. Shame on you, jerks! ps. Learn how to spell and put a sentence together.Read more
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S Rindge, NH 03-21-2009
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Not as good as I thought
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

1st it doesn't say how much kosher salt or pepper to use....& the cook time is just wrong. It was raw in the middle when i... checked it. I cooked it over 2 times as long & at move it to 400 to make sure it was done. I am not sure about the panko breadcrumbs yet..they seemed good, but i am going to have to try them again. I would use less thyme in my breading next time..i thought it was a lil to strong, other then that it was good. Not Great....Read more