Light and Easy Baked Cordon Bleu

Servings:  2

Ingredients:

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/2 inch thickness

2 slices of cheese

2 slices ham
salt, black pepper and paprika

2 tablespoon mustard

seasoned dry bread crumbs or panko

Directions:Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Lay out the pounded chicken breasts on a clean surface.

Season with paprika, salt and black pepper

Place a slice of ham on each piece, then one slice of cheese.

Roll the chicken up, and secure with toothpicks or tie several loops of kitchen string around it.

Dip each roll in mustard and then roll in bread crumbs or panko.

Place aluminum foil in a shallow baking dish (for easy cleaning). Put the rolls on a rack in the baking dish. 

Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is browned and juices run clear.


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