Chicken Cordon Bleu (406 Calories)

Chicken is probably one of my favorite things to eat. Its probably also my husbands LEAST favorite things to eat simply because I fix it ALL THE TIME! I literally could eat chicken every day all day, and he on the other hand.. well, would be happy if he never saw it again!

 

So, needless to say, when he asks "Whats for supper?" and the reply is..

 

Chicken Cordon Bleu!

 

 

HE SMILES!!

 

He likes it! He likes it!

 

I would like to take a moment here and thank the food gods for looking upon me when this snapshot was taken... i have NO idea how this picture came out so good... i NEVER take a decent photo!

 

Okay, back to the food...

 

CALORIES 406. CARBS 13. FAT 12. PROTEIN 68.

 

The serving size is TWO stuffed chicken breast cutlets!! 

 

This is really simple to make and even better.. Cheap and LOW CAL!

 

Here are your ingredients..

Progresso Bread crumbs, Italian seasoned. 1/2 cup. $1.69

Food Lion Swiss cheese, 4 slices, cut in half. $2.29

Farmland Ham Steaks 4 slices, cut in half.  $2.99

one egg, whisked with 2 teaspoons water. $1.73

Boneless Skinless THIN Chicken Breast Cutlets. $5.67

toothpicks

***These I have found for sale at Kroger and Food Lion, but NOT at Wal-Mart. Check your local grocery store. I have found them sold as a brand called "Nature's Place."  I paid $5.67.

(Cheaper than if I would have had to cut them myself!! YAY!)

 

Total price for all items  $14.37 (Spend an extra $5 and grab some more chicken.. make a double batch and freeze them! $20 bucks for TWO meals!!

 

Total price for amount of each item that you use  $ 7.82 !!! 

 

That's right!  You spent $7.82 feeding your entire family of four!  

With lots of leftover ham and Swiss for sandwiches! YAY!

 

Now, on to the directions...

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  lay your chicken breast cutlets flat. Lay half a slice of ham onto each cutlet, then place half a slice of cheese on top of the ham.  roll each piece of chicken, up, and secure with three toothpicks.  (ALWAYS secure with the same number of toothpicks, so you know how many you remove after cooking!)  Once you secure the chicken, dip the chicken in the egg wash.  place into the bowl of bread crumbs and turn several times to coat.  Once coated well, two more toothpicks.  One to secure each end open end of the chicken.  Place seam side down on a Pam sprayed cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes.  Once done, lightly Pam spray the tops of the chicken and broil lightly for that golden color.

As a side, try steaming 4 cups of fresh broccoli with 1 tablespoon butter and salt and pepper to taste. Serve 1 cup per person for a side.  Each serving is 45 calories.

 

 

I really hope you enjoy this as much as we do! Its nice being able to take $20 to the store and prepare these cutlets and toss 8 into the freezer for another day! When its snowing outside and you just don't feel like standing in front of the stove.. make some soup in the crock pot, and toss these cutlets into the oven straight from the freezer and steam some veggies for an amazing dinner that your family.. or some unexpected company will swear you slaved over all day! 

 

See my butternut squash soup recipe HERE!