Open-Face Chicken Cordon Bleu
Open-Face Chicken Cordon Bleu is a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly main course. One portion of this dish contains around 48g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 396 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of pepper, salt, gruyère, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat broiler. Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat butter in a flameproof 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides.
Sauté chicken in butter, without turning, until cooked through and undersides are golden, about 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and turn chicken over, then top each cutlet with 2 spinach leaves, 1 slice ham (folding it to fit), and 1/4 cup cheese.
Broil 3 inches from heat until cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes.