Chicken Cordon Bleu
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Turn this classic chicken entree into a make-ahead appetizer by chilling the cheese-filled chicken breasts and then cutting into slices to serve.

Servings:
Makes about 40 servings.
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Ingredients
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5 mediumskinless, boneless, chicken breast halvessee savings

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1 5-ouncecontainer semisoft cheese with garlic and herbssee savings

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2-1/2 ouncesvery thinly sliced fully cooked hamsee savings

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1/2 cupfine dry seasoned bread crumbssee savings

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1 tablespoonsnipped fresh parsleysee savings

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1/2 cupmilksee savings

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Nonstick spray coatingsee savings

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1 tablespoonmargarine or butter, meltedsee savings

Directions
1.
Place each chicken breast half,boned side up, between pieces of clear plastic wrap. Working from the center to the edges, pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to 1/4-inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Spread chicken with cheese. Place ham, cutting to fit, over each chicken breast. Fold in the long sides of the chicken and roll up into a sprial starting from the short edge. Secure with wooden toothpicks.
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Combine bread crumbs and parsley in a shallow dish. Dip chicken rolls first in milk and then into the bread crumb mixture to coat.
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Spray a 2-quart rectangular baking dish with nonstick coating. Place chicken rolls, seam side down, in prepared baking dish. Drizzle with melted margarine or butter.
4.
Bake in a 400 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned and chicken is tender and no longer pink. Remove rolls and chill for 1 to 24 hours.
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To serve, slice each roll crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Serve chilled. Makes about 40 servings.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 40, Total Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 83 mg, Carbohydrate 1 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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