Chicken Cordon Bleu

by Tammy Gould
(Sooke BC)

Chicken Cordon Bleu



main meals


Was POINTS® Value: 13
Now POINTS® Value: 7
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 40 min
Level of Difficulty: Moderate


Moist, tender chicken wrapped around smoked ham and gooey Swiss cheese — what could be better? Our version with 5 fewer POINTS® values per serving!



Ingredients
1 pound chicken breast, uncooked, boneless, skinless, four 4-oz pieces
3 oz Boar's Head (U.S.) Smoked Ham, (or other brand) four 3/4 oz slices
3 oz low-fat Swiss cheese, four 3/4 oz slices
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup honey mustard
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs, Italian-style
4 sprays olive oil cooking spray
Preheat oven to 400ºF (205ºC). Coat a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.


Place chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound to 1/4-inch thickness; remove plastic wrap. Arrange 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of cheese on each chicken breast.


Starting from shorter end of chicken, roll up breast into a tight pinwheel. Tuck in ends. Secure with toothpicks.


Place flour, honey mustard and bread crumbs in 3 separate shallow bowls. Add chicken to flour; turn to coat. Transfer chicken to honey mustard; turn to coat. Place chicken in bread crumbs; turn to coat.


Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Bake until chicken is golden brown and cooked through, about 40 minutes. Remove toothpicks and serve.
Chef Tips
We renovated Chicken Cordon Bleu by:
Using reduced-fat cheese instead of a full-fat variety — and cutting back on the amount.


Baking the chicken breasts instead of deep-frying them.