Chicken Cordon Bleu

I tried this for the first time tonight and I can easily say that this meal will be served again and again in our home.  When my 2 year old devours his entire plate, I know the recipe is a keeper!

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Without a slice of cheese on top

With a slice of cheese added

I'm surprised I could stop eating long enough to take this picture!

Ingredients:


3-4 boneless chicken breasts
8 slices Swiss Cheese
8 slices ham (choose ham from the deli)
1/2 C bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. paprika
2 eggs


Preheat oven to 400º.  Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.  Slice chicken longways, but not all the way through.  Sandwich a slice of swiss cheese between two slices of ham and place inside the chicken.  Fold closed and secure with toothpicks.  


Beat eggs slightly with a fork and pour onto a plate or a shallow dish.  Combine bread crumbs and paprika and pour onto a plate or shallow dish (seperate from the egg). 


Using your hands, dip and cover each breast in egg.  Then repeat in the bread crumb mixture. 


Place in the baking dish and put a small pat of butter on top of each breast. 


Cook about 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. 


Add another slices of swiss cheese on top of each breast and cook until melted. 


Serve with Outback Steakhouse Honey Mustard Sauce! 

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Originally, we ate this meal at a friends house.  I couldn't believe the tastiness!  It was so filling and full of creamy flavor.  After we left, I just couldn't stop thinking about how good it was.

About 3 months later I got this cookbook.

                                      

Guess what I found inside?  Not only the same meal I had eaten at my friend's house, but lots of dog-ear-the-page worthy recipes!  But out of them all, this is the one I go back to the most often. Such a good meal. I did make one adjustment, though.  It calls for russet potatoes, but I prefer red potatoes.  Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Ingredients: 8-10 red potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds 1 ham steak (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut into cubes 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 soup can water 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Grill seasoning to taste (we like Johnnys Seasoning Salt) Layer potatoes and ham in slow cooker. Combine soup, water, cheese and seasoning in a bowl.  Pour mixture over ham and potatoes.  Cover; cook on HIGH 3 1/2 hours or until potatoes are fork-tender. Turn slow cooker to LOW and continue cooking 1 hour.