Saturday, November 12, 2011

Chicken Cordon Bleu


(Picture and recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything, with a few things of my own added)

2 Chicken breasts (cut in half-length wise to make thinner)
Deli sliced ham (about 2 pieces for each piece of chicken)
Swiss cheese (1 slice for each piece of chicken)
1 cup Italian Breadcrumbs
2 TBSP butter (melted)
1 cup Parmesan cheese (1/2 for breadcrumb mixture, 1/2 for sauce)

For Parmesan Dijon Cream sauce-
2 TBSP Butter
2 TBSP Flour
1 cup milk
1 TBSP Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp chicken bullion

Place chicken in a 9x13 greased pan. Place the ham slices on each piece covering the chicken, next place the cheese on top of the ham. Mix the breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and butter together until mixed. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is done and breadcrumbs are brown.

When the chicken is almost done start your cream sauce by melting the 2 TBSP butter in a medium sauce pan. Add the flour and whisk for about a minute. Slowly add the milk, whisking quickly the entire time. Next add the bullion and salt. Bring this to a bubble, stirring constantly. Take off the heat and add the Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, and Parmesan cheese until mixed. This will go over the chicken when finished.

This was a super easy and yummy recipe! We loved the cream sauce, it gave it extra flavor! Enjoy!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

California BLT



Bacon
1 Large Tomato
1 Avocado
Romaine Lettuce
Sprouts
4 TBSP Mayo
1/2 Lemon
Ciabatta Bread
Swiss or Provolone Cheese

Preheat oven to broil. While oven is heating up, cook bacon until crispy. (Cook however much bacon you will want for each sandwich.) Set aside. Next mix the Mayo and squeeze the juice from the half lemon in to the mayo and mix together until smooth. Cut Ciabatta bread in half and place cut side up on a cookie sheet. Place a piece of cheese on the top slice. Broil for about 30 seconds or until cheese is melted. Cut up your vegetables and set aside. When bread is out of the oven spread the mayo mixture on the bottom slice. Add the bacon over the mayo, then lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and sprouts. Sprinkle vegetable with salt and pepper.
This is a super yummy sandwich with a little lemony kick! We loved it! Enjoy!