Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Name: Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 2 pounds chicken breast cut into bite size pieces; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 pound ham diced; 1 cup milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 cloves minced garlic; 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese; 4 tbsp butter -divided; 2 tbsp flour; 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs; 1 pound short cut pasta

12 steps

Prep:10minCook:45min

A take on chicken cordon bleu flavors in a crowd pleasing casserole. If you don’t like Swiss cheese you can use cheddar, mozzarella, Gruyère or any melting cheese.

Updated at: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:23:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories968.9 kcal (48%)

Total Fat51.5 g (74%)

Carbs70.9 g (27%)

Sugars5.9 g (7%)

Protein53 g (106%)

Sodium745.1 mg (37%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 poundschicken breast

cut into bite size pieces

1 Tbspolive oil

0.5 poundham

diced

1 cupmilk

1 cupheavy cream

½ tspsalt

½ tspblack pepper

2 Tbspdijon mustard

2cloves garlic

minced

2 cupsshredded swiss cheese

4 Tbspbutter

divided

2 Tbspflour

1 cuppanko breadcrumbs

1 poundshort cut pasta

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Lightly grease a 9x13 casserole dish.

Step 3

Cook your pasta in salted water 1 minute shy of what the box directs, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water in case you need to thin your sauce later.

Step 4

Season the chicken with salt and pepper and Sauté the chicken in the oil over medium high heat 5-7 minutes. When it’s almost done add the ham in to crisp it.

Step 5

Add the chicken and ham and pan juices to the drained, cooked pasta and mix.

Step 6

In the skillet you cooked the chicken in, add the butter and garlic.

Step 7

When melted, whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the milk and cream and bring to a slow boil.

Step 8

Add the shredded cheese and stir until melted.

Step 9

Add in the Dijon mustard and more salt and pepper to taste. If the sauce seems too think add a little pasta water to it.

Step 10

Pour the sauce in with the pasta and mix together. Pour everything into a greased 9x13 casserole dish.