Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

This Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole will knock your socks off. It is so much easier than a traditional rolled and breaded cordon bleu and has even more flavor. With chicken, ham, and swiss in a creamy dijon sauce, you won’t miss the breading one bit. Since you aren’t coating or stuffing the chicken it is quick and easy. This is pure comfort food and an easy main course dinner. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten free, grain free, sugar free.

What is Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese (or with cheese filling), then breaded and pan-fried or deep-fried. (Veal) cordon bleu is made of veal pounded thin and wrapped around a slice of ham and a slice of cheese, breaded, and then pan fried or baked. For chicken cordon bleu chicken breast is used instead of veal.Ham cordon bleu is ham stuffed with mushrooms and cheese.

Prep Time:15minutes mins

Cook Time:30minutes mins

Total Time:45minutes mins

Course:Main Course

Cuisine:American

Servings:8

Calories:452

Ingredients Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

• 6 cups shredded cooked chicken (from about 2 lb chicken)
• 6 oz ham cut into bite size pieces
• 4 oz butter melted
• 6 oz cream cheese softened
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp white wine (optional)
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 5 oz swiss cheese

Instructions Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

• Preheat the oven to 350. Put the chicken in the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Layer the pieces of ham on top.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer combine the melted butter, softened cream cheese, white wine (if using), mustard, lemon juice, and salt. Blend until a thick sauce forms. Spread this sauce over the chicken and ham in the baking dish.
• Lay the slices of swiss cheese on top of the sauce. Bake for 30-40 minutes until hot.
• I broiled it for 2 minutes at the end so the cheese would get more golden and bubbly. If you decided to do that do not leave it unattended. It’s very easy to burn the cheese topping.

Notes

• If you have a bottle of dry white wine open it adds a nice flavor. But I wouldn’t open a new bottle just for this recipe. Unless you are planning on having a glass while you cook.
• If your shredded chicken is on the dry side you may want to double the amount of sauce or add in 1/4 cup of chicken broth and mix the sauce into the shredded chicken before adding the toppings.
• You can use chicken tenderloins instead of shredded chicken. Just cook, drain the cooking liquid, and then proceed with the rest of the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 452 Carbohydrates: 2g Protein: 34g Fat: 34g Saturated Fat: 17g Cholesterol: 164mg Sodium: 916mg Potassium: 348mg Sugar: 1g Vitamin A: 820IU Vitamin C: 1.4mg Calcium: 179mg Iron: 0.8mg