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Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu - tender chicken breasts, topped with ham, swiss cheese, healthier dijon creamy sauce and breadcrumbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My kids love Chicken Cordon Bleu, but sometimes when you are rushed for time the traditional method can be a bit of a faff and when you have a family to cook for, easy recipes are important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's where this easy Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe comes in, instead of having to roll or stuff the chicken with the ham, swiss cheese and sauce, I just layer it all in a oven-proof dish as a bake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I have to use Swiss Cheese in Cordon Bleu?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That's the traditional cheese you would normally use, but mozzarella works just as good if that is all you have and is more readily available than than the swiss cheese slices in some locations across the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lighter Creamy Dijon Sauce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Usually the ingredients for the sauce use things like butter, flour, milk, dijon mustard and parmesan. Some sauces adding other ingredients like mayonnaise etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the majority of those ingredients, can be high in calories for a sauce, so instead I make my sauce using stock, light cream cheese and some starch, and a little parmesan, which works perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coating for Chicken Cordon Bleu<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I use regular breadcrumbs for the topping for the easy Chicken Cordon Bleu bake, Panko are great too, but there are other options you can choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make you own healthy breadcrumbs using 100% whole wheat bread, which is lightly toasted or you can also try some crumbled up cornflakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are gluten free you can sub the breadcrumbs for some gluten free ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can I use Quark instead of cream cheese?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No, definitely do not replace the cream cheese with quark, it won't yield the same creamy result and your sauce will split. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When making the bake I like to lightly brown the chicken first with some seasoning, this seals all the flavour itn the chicken and prevent too much juices from releasing a diluting the sauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then just top with the ham of your choice, then goes on the cheese, then I pour in the sauce and brush it all over the top before adding the bread crumbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sides for Chicken Cordon Bleu<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wondering what to serve this with? Pretty much anything will pair well with this bake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to go for some simple steamed vegetables for a balanced meal, a mixed salad is great too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you prefer something more substantial, rice is a good choice or some of these Perfect Oven Baked Chips<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Chicken Breast Recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Looking for some more chicken recipes? Check out these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n