Chicken Cordon Bleu

Perfect Chicken Cordon Bleu – made with tender chicken breasts, flavorful black forest ham, tangy Swiss cheese, and a crisp panko finish. And to polish it off it’s highlighted with a creamy garlicky mustard sauce to finish. It may be old fashioned but it’s still absolutely delicious!

Ingredients

4 (7 to 8 oz each) boneless chicken breasts

8 slices (12 oz) black forest ham (deli cut), such as Boars Head

8 oz. shredded Swiss cheese*

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Salt and black pepper

2 large eggs

1 cup (heaping) panko breadcrumbs

2 tsp chopped fresh thyme

1/3 cup fine grated (1.4 oz) parmesan cheese

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Dijon Cream Sauce

1 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp minced garlic

1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 Tbsp dijon mustard

1 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard (or another 1 Tbsp dijon)

1 Tbsp honey

2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 Tbsp low-sodium chicken broth