Green Chile Chicken Cordon Bleu
Servings: 4 servings
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: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 1007mg | Potassium: 878mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 131IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 1mg