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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That looks so delicious! YUM!!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteCan this be frozen, then cooked later in the week?
DeleteI make something very similar...I use raw chicken, thin layer of Virgina ham, a thick layer of swiss cheese... and I put stove top stuffing(already cooked) on top. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 min. covered and 25 min. uncovered.....great for preparing ahead of time for parties
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love the idea of the Stove Top Stuffing. Great idea!
DeleteI also add some pasta to this
ReplyDeleteany suggestions on what type of ham to use?
ReplyDeleteBlack forest ham
Deleteany nutrition info on this recipe
ReplyDeleteHow many will this serve. Need a recipe for 30 people.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on what you are serving with it... if you are just having the casserole and nothing else I would say it served 6 - 8 people.
DeleteMy husband isn't crazy about chicken. He went back for seconds. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteMade this for our kids' visit last night - it was DELICIOUS, and got thumbs up from everyone - the recipe went right into the Favourites folder! Really easy to make, I generally have all of the ingredients, everyone liked it - that's a BIG win - thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat if you have gluten intolerance? What do you use to replace flour
ReplyDeleteI am not sure as we have only ever made it with flour. The panko bread crumbs on top also have gluten so a replacement would be needed for that too.
DeleteI am gluten free, use GF flour and GF bread crumbs
DeleteCan this recipe be frozen for later baking
ReplyDeleteI am not sure how it would freeze as I have never tried it. If you do try it, please let us know how it goes.
DeleteI really don’t like Swiss cheese. Can I substitute with Mozzarella?
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