Poor Mans Cordon Bleu Recipes

POOR MAN'S CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• For each turkey roll, lay out 2 turkey slices, overlapping ends by 2 to 3 inches. Add a ham slice, centered on turkey slices. Place 2 cheese slices on top, with ends barely touching. Roll up, starting on one short side. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 8 rolls. Dip rolls into water to dampen, and coat in bread crumbs, reserving 1/4 cup bread crumbs for topping. Place rolls, seam side down, in a greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly golden and cheese is melted.

STORM'S CORDON BLEU BURGER

Steps:

• You'll need a sharp knife, a sturdy metal burger turner and 2 large, heavy skillets (well-seasoned cast iron works very well; Teflon will not work.)
• Preheat the first skillet over medium-high heat. The second skillet should be preheated to be slightly less hot. Smear the inside of the second skillet with a thin coat of butter. When the first skillet is hot enough to instantly sizzle a small test piece of burger, place the 4 patties inside. Set the buns, crust side up, in the second skillet. Wait 30 seconds or so, then turn the patties and press them down so they spread a bit and stick to the skillet surface. Wait 2 minutes, then remove the lower halves of the buns and coat the toasted surface with mayonnaise. Add 2 slices of tomato and then cover tomato with sliced lettuce. Set aside. When the patties are almost done to your taste, turn them a second time, let them cook a few more seconds until you think they're just right, then remove from the pan.
• You're through cooking. Next step is to assemble the whole thing. Place 1 beef patty on top the dressed lower half of the hamburger bun. Then stack in this order: 1 slice of ham, 1 slice of cheese, a second slice of ham, a second beef patty, and finally the top half of the hamburger bun.
• In a few seconds, the heat from the hamburger patties should melt the cheese and weld the entire assembly into 1/2 pound of heaven on a bun.
• Serving suggestion: French fried potatoes.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; top each with ham and cheese. Roll up and tuck in ends; secure with toothpicks., Place butter in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, salt and paprika. Dip chicken in butter then roll in crumb mixture., Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Discard toothpicks.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.

PORK CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Take the escalopes, and lay them on a board, place a slice of ham and cheese on top of each and fold over to make a parcel, press the edges together well. Take three different plates, put flour on one, breadcrumbs on another and egg on the next. Coat each parcel in the crumbs, then flour, followed by the egg, then coat in the crumbs again.
• Heat a little oil in a large heavy-based ovenproof pan, then add the crumbed parcels. Cook on one side until golden, about 4 mins, then turn them and put the pan in the oven, cook for 10 mins until cooked through. Serve with lemon wedges and steamed green veg.

POOR MAN'S CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, onions and garlic powder together set aside. Flatten chicken breasts using a rolling pin spread cream cheese mixture down the center of each chicken breast fold chicken in half. Wrap 2 bacon strips around each chicken breast secure with toothpicks. Arrange in an ungreased 13" x 9" baking pan bake at 350 degrees for one hour. From "5 Ingredients or Less!" Copyright Gooseberry Patch. Used with permission of the publisher, Gooseberry Patch. All Rights Reserved.

LAZY CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with a silicon liner or whatever you like to use.
• Rinse and pat dry breasts. Layout breast, 1 slice of cheese, 1 slice of ham, then roll from larger end towards pointy end and close with one toothpick. Set aside until all chicken is done up to this point.
• In a small dish or bowl, slightly beat an egg and set aside.
• In another small dish or bowl, mix together breadcrumbs, seasoned salt and butter.
• Dip rolled up chicken in egg, then breadcrumb mixture and place on baking sheet - repeat with rest of chicken.
• Lay one slice of cheese over each coated chicken breast.
• Bake approx 20 min, use a thermometer to measure internal temp to be safe.