Chicken Cordon Bleu

• portions: 6-8 people
• temps total: 1 hr 10 min

Ingrédients

4 whole chicken breasts, halved

8 thin slices of cooked ham

4 slices Swiss cheese cut into fingers 1½ in. long ½ in. thick

Salt

Pepper

Thyme or rosemary

¼ cup melted butter

½ cup cornflake crumbs

Sauce:

1 can of creamy chicken mushroom soup

½ cup of sour cream, heat

Instructions

Skin and bone chicken. Place between sheets of plastic wrap, skin side don and pound with metal mallet till 1/8 in. thick. On each ham slice place a finger of cheese. Sprinkle lightly with seasonings. Roll ham and cheese, jelly roll style, then roll chicken breasts with ham inside. Tuck in ends and seal well with tooth picks. Dip each roll in butter, then in cornflake crumbs. Bake uncovered in 400°F oven for 40 min. serves 6-8 people.

Sauce:

Heat the creamy chicken mushroom soup and sour cream, and pour over chicken if desired.