Thursday, January 3, 2013

Slimmed down Chicken Cordon Bleu

Sure seems like we are eating a lot of chicken these days!  I have definitely been doing a lot of experiments making our favorite chicken recipes lighter.   This one rates as one of my favorites!  Very satisfying served with a tossed salad!  To make slimmed down Chicken Cordon Bleu you will need:
1 package boneless, skinless chicken fillets (4 to 5 per package) 
Butter flavored Pam
Up to 1/2 cup seasoned Panko bread crumbs
4 to 5 slices Healthy choice honey ham
4 to 5 slices reduced fat Swiss cheese 
1 can low fat chicken gravy
1.)  Preheat oven to 350°.  Spray a 9 x 11 pan with Pam.
2.)  Between two sheets of saran wrap, gently pound out the chicken to make it thinner and easier to roll.  Repeat with each piece of chicken.
3.)  Fold up the swiss cheese into a square.  Place the folded up cheese in the center of a slice of ham.  Fold the ham around the cheese.  Place the ham bundle in the center of a chicken breast.  Roll the chicken around the ham bundle.  Secure the bundle with a toothpick and place in the prepared pan.  Repeat until all the chicken is wrapped.  Spray the chicken with Pam.  Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the chicken breasts.  Respray with Pam over the breadcrumbs.  Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
4.)  Remove the foil, pour the low fat chicken gravy over the chicken cordon bleu.  Return to the oven (without foil) and bake for another 20 minutes.  Until the gravy is bubbling.  Enjoy! 

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