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Tender chicken breasts wrapped around Monterrey jack cheese, Black Forest ham and spicy green chile to create a fun new (and easy!) twist on cordon bleu.
Everyone in my family enjoyed this and I am sure I will be making it again. I wrapped one without the chile for my middle son and he liked his just as well.
Green Chile Chicken Cordon Bleu
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts (2) large or (4) medium-sized breasts
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
- ¼ pound thinly sliced Monterrey jack cheese (4) deli slices
- 2 large slices Black Forest ham cut in half
- ¼ cup chopped green chile
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
- olive oil cooking spray
- toothpicks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Use a sharp knife to cut each of the large chicken breasts in half horizontally to create two chicken breast halves. Place between two sheets of plastic wrap and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to gently pound them to approximately ½-inch thickness. If using 4 smaller sized breasts, simply pound them out without slicing them first.
- Sprinkle each side of the chicken pieces generously with garlic, salt and pepper. Top each pieces of chicken with sliced cheese, then ham, then more cheese and a tablespoon or two of green chile spread across the cheese. Roll the chicken up and pin each roll with toothpicks.
- Mix together the Parmesan and the panko crumbs and sprinkle generously over the chicken. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. The required time will vary based on the thickness of the chicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 304 kcal | Carbohydrates: 4 g | Protein: 51 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 0.03 g | Cholesterol: 149 mg | Sodium: 1007 mg | Potassium: 878 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 0.3 g | Vitamin A: 131 IU | Vitamin C: 6 mg | Calcium: 99 mg | Iron: 1 mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These look delicious! I love green chilies, thanks!
One of the first meals I ever made for Chris was chicken cordon bleu.. never thought to add green chilis… love it!
What a fun way to prepare a classic dish! It looks terrific.
Oh my! Look at those. And your potatoes look GREAT!
I love this! You know i love my green chiles and the way you combined the method of cordon bleu with the flavors of green chiles is awesome
What a fun – and delicious – twist on the classic dish. I adore green chilies, so this adaption is right up my alley 🙂
Sounds delicious. I love chicken cordon bleu, this one sounds amazing!
You are very creative and it looks delicious! I bet your boys just love dinner time!
Chile, cheese and chicken sounds like an awesome combination
Such a great twist on an old favorite – I was thinking of chicken cordon bleu the other day – but this is SO interesting!!
Mary oxo
I love green chiles… this chicken looks wonderful.
That is an interesting twist on a classic chicken recipe!
This looks wonderful! I love cordon bleu and I enjoy trying it in new ways.
Sounds so yummy. I love the idea of green chiles with in dish.
Oh this looks so delicious!! I agree what an interesting twist on a classic recipe! Always such a treat to check out your recipes!!
This is such a great idea – I love the flavor of green chilies and I bet it tastes good with the MJ cheese and ham.
this sound delicious!
I think you are a genius with this one, that chile is an exceptional addition. Nice recipe!
I simplified this and changed it quite a bit but it still was delicious with the green chiles. Thanks!
Thanks for spelling chile correctly! Regardless of what the AP style book says, true aficionados of these glorious pods know "chili" is stuff with meat or beans, and "chile" is the pepper.
That said, I'm trying this one.