Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

 

So, back in June last year, Sue and I were honored to guest host over at Heatherly Loves. We shared Sue's Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole with her readers.

I figured I would post the recipe and photos here on our blog as, for some reason, the photos didn't show up on Heather's blog. 

Plus, it's a really, really tasty dinner dish that is worth sharing again! 

 

 

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

 

Ingredients

6 cups cooked chicken, diced

1 ½ cups cooked ham, diced

8 slices Swiss cheese

Sauce

4 ½ Tbsp butter

4 ½ Tbsp flour

3 ¼ cup milk

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp Dijon mustard

½ tsp paprika

 

Topping

1 ½ cups Panko bread crumbs

6 ½ Tbsp butter, melted

½ tsp seasoning salt

2 tsp dried parsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9 X 13 pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken and ham evenly in dish. Cover with Swiss cheese slices.

 

Prepare the sauce - 

 Melt butter in a large pot. Add flour to form a roux. Slowly whisk in milk until smooth. Continue to whisk until sauce starts to thicken. (About 2 – 3 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice, mustard, paprika, and salt & pepper. Pour sauce evenly over the casserole.

 

Prepare the topping

- Combine all ingredients (bread crumbs, butter, seasoning salt, parsley) and sprinkle over casserole.

 

Bake, uncovered, for 45 – 55 minutes. Top should be golden brown. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

 

 

You can see why I wanted to share the photos, right?

Soooooo yummy!

It's chicken cordon bleu sans the effort!

 

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