Green Chile Chicken Cordon Bleu

Name: Green Chile Chicken Cordon Bleu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 54 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb Chicken Breast (2 pounds chicken breasts ((2) large or (4) medium-sized breasts)); 1 tsp Garlic Powder (1 teaspoon garlic powder); 1 tsp Kosher Salt (1 teaspoon kosher salt); ½ tsp Black Pepper (½ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper); ¼ lb Monterey Jack Cheese (¼ pound thinly sliced Monterey jack cheese ((4) deli slices)); 2 slices Black Forest Ham (2 large slices Black Forest ham (cut in half)); ¼ cup Green Chili (¼ cup chopped green chile); ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese (¼ cup Parmesan cheese); ¼ cup Panko (¼ cup Panko bread crumbs); 0 pieces Olive Oil Cooking Spray (olive oil cooking spray)

Green Chile Chicken Cordon Bleu - Main Course (American)

54 minAmerican

Servings4

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Steps

1Preheat 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.
2Sprinkle each side of the chicken pieces generously with garlic, salt and pepper. Top each piece 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.
3Add the pinned chicken breasts to a baking dish. Then, mix together the Parmesan and the panko crumbs and sprinkle generously over the chicken.
4Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through (165℉ internal). The required time will vary based on the thickness of the chicken.