French

Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay is for Dinner.

Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay takes 40 minutes to cook.

Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay are:

For Chicken Cordon Bleu
2 - Chicken Breasts
2 - Slices Jamon Serano (Serano Ham)
2 - Slices of Swiss cut 1/2" thick

For breading
1 egg
1 oz bread crumbs or crushed pretzles

For Zucchini Noodles
1 Zucchini
Pinch of salt

For sauce
3 Tbsp Butter unsalted
3 Tbsp Flour
2 Cups - Skim milk
3 oz - Swiss Cheese
Pinch of salt
Pinch of white ground pepper
Pinch of nutmeg

Here is how you make Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay:

1. On the thick end of the chicken breast make a small but long pocket about 2.5". Hint: the smaller the opening the better, ideally "stab" through the length of the breast.2. Roll 1 Cheese stick in 1 slice of ham. and insert into the pocket you made in the breast.3. Make an egg wash by beating an egg (you may wish add 1 Tbsp of water or even a squirt of mustard) and pour into a small pan.4. Dip each breast into the egg wash, making sure the entire breast is covered.5. Coat with bread crumbs or crushed pretzels. This works best by rolling the chicken in the crumbs6. Place breasts on a lightly oiled pan into a 450 degree on the lowest rack.7. After 10 minutes reduce the temperature to 400 degrees and move chicken to the middle rack and cook for about 20-30 minutes until the internal temperature of the chicken is 160 degrees.While the Chicken is cooking prepare the Mornay Sauce.1. Lightly sautee mushrooms with a pinch of salt.2. In a sauce pot melt 3 Tbsp of butter until it stops foaming.3. Whisk in 3 Tbsp of flour and keep whisking until it turns a light nutty brown color.4. Slowly add 2 cups of milk while whisking (to avoid clumps.5. Bring to just below a simmer and add 3-4 oz of grated cheese.6. Add a pinch of salt, pepper, and ground nutmeg.7. Finish by adding the sauteed mushrooms.Serving1. With a peeler, peel strips of zucchini into "noodle" sized strips.2. Place stuffed, and fully cooked chicken breast on the bed of zucchini3. Pour the mushroom mornay sauce over the top.Bon Appetit!Serving Size: Makes 2 servingsNumber of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MLORFELD.

The nutritional information for Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 738.2

• Total Fat: 39.4 g
• Cholesterol: 245.7 mg
• Sodium: 1,832.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
• Protein: 53.2 g

Chicken Cordon Bleu with Morel Swiss Mornay is French cuisine.