Chicken Cordon Bleu
- 4 chicken breasts, boned and skinned
- slat and pepper to taste
- 4 thin slices boiled ham (3-inch square)
- 2 oz. Swiss cheese
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 3 Tbsp. margarine, divided
- 1/4 lb. sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 medium size yellow onion, chopped
- 3/4 c. water
- 1 tsp. instant chicken bouillon or 1 cube
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp. chopped fresh chives
- 1/4 c. heavy cream
- Flatten each chicken breast; spread the breasts on a sheet of plastic wrap or waxed paper.
- Cover with a second sheet.
- Using a mallet or edge of a saucer, pound each breast until flat (1/4-inch thick).
- Do not pound too hard or the chicken breasts will tear. Sprinkle one side of cutlets with salt and pepper.
- Top each with a slice of ham.
- Cut cheese into 4 bars.
- Place a bar of cheese at one short end of each ham slice.
- Fold long edges of cutlet over ends of bar of cheese.
- Then starting at short end of cutlet, roll up, jelly-roll style.
- To hold each chicken roll together, fasten with a wooden toothpick.
chicken breasts, slat, thin, swiss cheese, flour, margarine, mushrooms, yellow onion, water, instant chicken, parsley, fresh chives, heavy cream
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=314845 (may not work)