How To Make Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu
Sink your teeth into this succulent chicken cordon bleu, loaded with light swiss cheese and filling deli ham, for a delectably full meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4chicken cutlets,(4 oz each), thin, skinless boneless
- ½tspkosher salt
- ¼cupall purpose flour,or all purpose gluten-free flour
- ½tspbutter
- 1½tspolive oil
- ⅔cupchicken broth,reduced sodium
- 1tbsplemon juice,fresh
- ½tbspdijon mustard
- 4deli ham slices,low sodium, thin
- 4light swiss cheese slices,(3 oz total), such as Alpine Lace
- fresh parsley,chopped for garnish
Instructions
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Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
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Place the flour in a shallow dish. Lightly dredge the chicken with flour on both sides, shaking off the excess reserving the flour.
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In a small bowl, combine the chicken broth, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and 1 teaspoon of the reserved flour, whisk until smooth.
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Melt the butter and add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and half of the chicken.
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Cook for 2 minutes on each side, until slightly golden, then transfer to a dish.
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Add remaining ½ teaspoon of olive oil and remaining chicken and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Set aside on a dish with the other pieces of chicken.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low, then add the chicken broth mixture. Whisk scraping up any bits stuck to the pan, then simmer for 2 minutes to reduce slightly.
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Return the chicken to the skillet, top each piece with a slice of ham and a slice of swiss. Cover the skillet and simmer medium-low for 3 to 4 minutes until the cheese melts.
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Use a spatula and transfer the chicken to each dish, then spoon the remaining sauce over each piece. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 516.35kcal
- Fat: 29.11g
- Saturated Fat: 11.12g
- Trans Fat: 0.20g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.55g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.24g
- Carbohydrates: 10.51g
- Fiber: 0.76g
- Sugar: 1.16g
- Protein: 50.46g
- Cholesterol: 155.55mg
- Sodium: 671.40mg
- Calcium: 255.37mg
- Potassium: 558.02mg
- Iron: 2.30mg
- Vitamin A: 119.96µg
- Vitamin C: 6.49mg
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