Chicken Cordon Bleu

A slightly unconventional, but delicious, recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu.

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 6 chicken breast halves, skinned and boned
• Salt and pepper
• 6 thin slices ham
• 3 slices Swiss cheese, halved
• 1/2 cup Ritz cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
• 3/4 cup margarine*, melted

Instructions

1. Place chicken breasts on a cutting board; cover with waxed paper, and lightly pound to flatten the breasts. Do not cut through meat. Discard waxed paper.
2. Lightly salt and pepper the breasts. Place a slice of ham and 1/2 slice of Swiss cheese on each breast. (Cheese may need to be folded to fit on breast.) Roll the breast, jellyroll style; secure with a wooden pick.
3. Combine cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese and parsley.
4. Melt margarine* and dip rolled breasts in the margarine, then in the cracker crumb mixture.
5. Place in a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.

Notes

* We use butter.

Attribution

This recipe is from The Magnolia Collection, Millbrook (Montgomery), Alabama.