Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 4 servings

• nonstick cooking spray
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 slices Swiss cheese
• 4 slices cooked ham
• ½ cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7×11-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
2. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
3. Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 Swiss cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
4. Roll up each breast and secure with toothpicks.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
5. Place in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
6. Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink, 30 to 35 minutes.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
7. Remove from the oven, and place 1/2 Swiss cheese slice on top of each breast.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
8. Return to the oven until cheese has melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove toothpicks and serve immediately.