This Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole is our quick & easy dinner recipe with chopped chicken, ham, and a creamy Swiss Dijon sauce. It is an easy dinner recipe!
Ok listen, college Carrian was a different Carrian. I was just trying to survive all the things and have a dang good time. Money? Not really. Time? None. Skill? I mean, I could make a few things…
Law and Order SVU? Yes.
My second year of college a roommate introduced me to Law and Order SVU. About once a week we’d watch an episode while we ate either a freezer chicken cordon bleu or a New York Burrito from the other side of town. Those frozen chicken cordon blue’s were fancy and I would savor every bite.
I no longer can stomach the show, once you have kids all of that content is a bit much for the soul. And I can’t really get behind that frozen log of chicken, so I needed a new recipe to bring back the nostalgia and this casserole is exactly that.
What is Chicken Cordon Bleu?
Chicken cordon bleu is a French dish where chicken is wrapped around ham and cheese, breaded and pan fried or deep fried. This casserole recipe uses all the classic chicken cordon bleu flavors without the tedious task of creating and frying the rolled chicken. It’s sort of a deconstructed, simpler version of chicken cordon bleu, if you will.
Ingredients for Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Grab that leftover Easter ham and then pull out your grocery shopping list and jot down whatever you are missing from this ingredients list…
- Olive Oil
- Chicken Breasts
- Unsalted Butter
- Flour
- Chicken Broth
- Whole Milk
- Dijon Mustard
- Nutmeg
- Garlic Powder
- Lemon Juice
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
- Ham
- Swiss Cheese
- Butter
- Panko Bread Crumbs
Keep scrolling down to the recipe card at the end of the post for the measurements for each ingredient.
How to Make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Casseroles are a total comfort food, and this chicken cordon bleu casserole is creamy, rich and indulgent. It’s so quick and easy to make. Here are the steps:
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 ℉ and spray a 9×13″ baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Cook the Chicken: Add oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper then add it to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 5-7 minutes per side. Once cooked through, remove to a cutting board and let it rest before chopping.
- Create the Sauce: Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat then whisk in the flour and let it bubble until golden brown. Slowly pour in the broth and milk and whisk until thickened. Whisk in the rest of the sauce ingredients.
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