Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake

Main Healthy
  • Prep Time: 15m
  • Cook Time: 35m
  • Total Time: 50m

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

  • 4 uncooked skinless boneless chicken breasts (approx 180g per chicken breast)
  • salt and black pepper
  • 6 slices of lean ham
  • 100g of swiss cheese
  • 300ml of chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard
  • 100g of light cream cheese (like Philadelphia)
  • 20g of parmesan
  • 30g of golden breadcrumbs
  • olive oil spray
  • fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200c/fan 180c/400g or gas mark 6
  2. Place the chicken breasts between parchment paper and use a rolling to bash/flatten.
  3. Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, then heat a frying pan over a medium high heat with spray oil. Add the chicken and fry for a few minutes each side until lightly golden.
  4. Transfer these to a baking dish in a single layer and top the chicken slices with the lean ham and then the slices of swiss cheese.
  5. In the pan that you browned the chicken, add the stock, cream cheese and dijon mustard, stir until the cream cheese melts and then stir in the parmesan, simmer until it thickens into a creamy sauce.
  6. Once thickened, taste and adjust seasoning with salt and black pepper if needed.
  7. Pour this over the chicken and ham and spread evenly with a spatula.
  8. Add the breadcrumbs to the top of each chicken breast and spray over the top with olive oil spray
  9. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until chicken is cooked through and topping is nice and golden. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley (optional)
  10. Serve with your choice of sides and enjoy!!