Wednesday, February 20, 2013

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!
 
Be sure to check out The Mandatory Mooch and Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons for some fantastic links!

19 comments:

  1. I 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

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    1. Oooh, I love the idea of the Stove Top Stuffing. Great idea!

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  2. I also add some pasta to this

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  3. any suggestions on what type of ham to use?

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  4. any nutrition info on this recipe

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  5. How many will this serve. Need a recipe for 30 people.

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    1. It 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.

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  6. My husband isn't crazy about chicken. He went back for seconds. Delicious!

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  7. Made 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!!!

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  8. What if you have gluten intolerance? What do you use to replace flour

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    1. I 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.

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    2. I am gluten free, use GF flour and GF bread crumbs

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  9. Can this recipe be frozen for later baking

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    1. I 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.

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  10. I really don’t like Swiss cheese. Can I substitute with Mozzarella?

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