Chicken Cordon Bleu

Better than ANY Chicken Cordon Bleu on allrecipes. A new twist makes this classic dish irresistible and an instant favorite.

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These step-by-step pictures with easy-to-follow instructions make this as simple as it is irresistible!

Step 1 History

• Chicken Cordon Bleu is a French-inspired poultry dish, although evidence suggests it was actually developed in the United States by chefs imitating other stuffed meat dishes from Europe.
• Cordon Bleu means blue ribbon in French, the original blue ribbon was a cord that an order of French knights wore around their necks in the middle ages.
• The cordon bleu was later adopted by French cooking school. In French culinary tradition, the Cordon Bleu is awarded to food or chefs (traditionally women) of particularly high quality.
• The European dish most similar to Chicken Cordon Bleu is Chicken Kiev, chicken stuffed with seasoned butter, dredged in bread crumbs, and fried. My mom always makes this for my brother's birthday. (Yes, that is an important part of it's history!)
• The dish was also likely influenced by Veal Cordon Bleu, a Swiss dish in which veal is wrapped in ham and cheese and fried.

_{sources: wisegeek.com, allexperts, and my mom}

Comments

[Flyinseamnky]

Redneck/lower fat version: boneless skinless chicken breasts prepared the same way: Filleted in half, and pounded flat. a thicker cut of good deli ham (as mentioned) a deli cut of Provolone (also as mentioned) and Chicken shake and bake! Just roll it, toothpick it, shake it and bake it per the box instructions. I am sure yours tastes better, but my kids love helping this way, and it is a good quick meal. Just grab a steam bag of cheddar broccoli and rice to go with it!

[littlebastard]

Great instructable! I just made this for my father and grandmother, got rave reviews, the only thing i did differently was i used garlic and herb bread crumbs,, it was delicious, goes well with www.instructables.com/id/Honey-Mustard-recipe/

[persephone94]

This was an awesome, simple entree -- but I'd add that you can also add 1-2 cloves of minced garlic to the panko for extra umami, and a dash or thyme or oregano to the breadcrumbs, too, for some savoriness in the crust. It's such an easy-to-make and kid-friendly recipe. Even my boyfriend can do it!

[littlek.kayo]

Panko is actually Japanese. It means bread crumb. Pan=Bread and Ko=Powder.
Great recipe! Thanks for sharing. I will try it.

[lihui1985]

This recipe was amazing...i got nothing but rave reviews from my friends...

[scoochmaroo]

Awesome! I'm so glad!

[basjan]

Fantastic, thanks

[corradini]

Panko's actually Japanese ... ;-) But great idea. Another thought - for the sauce, try grapefruit juice - a slightly subtler flavor than orange, and goes nicely with the rosemary, without overwhelming the other flavors.

[krowii]

Panko is Japanese, but Progresso makes italian-style panko crumbs

[miaspamm]

Don't buy Progresso bread crumbs. You would be astounded about how much crap they manage to put in them.

[randofo]

Keep your beliefs off my body! Progresso Italian-style... yum.

[corradini]

Me - I save leftover (good) bread -- not sliced sandwich stuff, but whenever we buy a baguette or ciabatta or something? -- let it go a bit stale, then whack it into bits in the food processor and freeze it. We keep a quart or two on hand - I can't imagine paying for it! (If you want it "Italian-style" - hey, just throw in some mixed dried herbs. I usually prefer fresh, but that's not going to work well, water-content-wise - trust me. And - I'd rather have the crumbs in the freezer UNseasoned -- you can always add what you want when you're going to actually use them.)

[=SMART=]

Looks Very tasty !

[fegundez1]

You can make this much more easily by having the butcher run the breast through the cubing machine ,it will flatten and tenderize the meat.That is how we do it at Publix,for those who don't know how to cook we prepare them for you just pop in oven!

[BeanGolem]

This makes me want to post my roommate's recipe for Back-Yard Grill Chicken Cordon Bleu. So tasty! Fantastic.

[hominid]

Yum for this too. Post it!

[alex-sharetskiy]

tasty! on step 3 pic 3, i though that that black thing was a Stapler!