Chicken Cordon Bleu with Mornay Sauce

Name: Chicken Cordon Bleu with Mornay Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 237 milliliters bread crumbs; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 egg, beaten; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste; 2 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 177 milliliters milk; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 0 onion, sliced; 0 teaspoons paprika; 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 2 slices thin slices smoked ham; 57 grams shredded Swiss cheese

Chicken Cordon Bleu with Mornay Sauce might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 49g of protein, 42g of fat, and a total of 787 calories. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. If you have flour, chicken breast halves, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Lay each chicken breast flat onto a work surface.

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Chicken Breast

Cut a 2-inch slit in the side of each breast with a small sharp knife; work the knife in the slit to make a pocket. Fill each pocket with a slice of Swiss cheese and ham and secure with a toothpick.

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Swiss Cheese

Ham

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Toothpicks

Knife

Mix 1 tablespoon flour with paprika in a shallow bowl; place bread crumbs in a separate bowl.

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Breadcrumbs

Paprika

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Pour 1/2 cup milk in another shallow bowl. Dip chicken in milk, press into flour mixture to coat, and shake off the excess flour. Dip into beaten egg and press into bread crumbs.

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Breadcrumbs

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Dip

Milk

Egg

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Bowl

Heat 2 tablespoons butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; fry chicken until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue frying until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 15 minutes per side.

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Olive Oil