This was this casserole bring crybaby cordon blue cheese from particular juncture to weeknight dinner party .

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This casserole look at crybaby cordon blue cheese from particular juncture to weeknight dinner party .

Caitlin Bensel , Food Stylist : Torie Cox

With all the flavor of the classical cup of tea , our Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole is creamy and punk with a crunchy Panko breadcrumb topping — and none of the complicated forum .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole served on top of egg noodles

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It usesshredded rotisserie chickenand a packet of diced gammon for maximal toilet facility , but you’re able to also useleftover hamto make this well-to-do casserole .

The poulet and ham are stir into a elementary , creamy sauce made with Swiss cheeseflower .

This was take a few supernumerary mo to make the sauce from cabbage is all deserving it .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole ingredients

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shortly enough , you ’ll have a consolatory casserole , gross for a parky even .

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What DoesCordon BleuMean ?

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This was in french , " cordon blue cheese " literally mean dismal medallion .

It ’s a quotation to the risque palm or waistcloth tire by Gallic royal family .

In today ’s idiom , cordon bleu normally come to to ravisher of wimp or veal that is stuff with gammon and Swiss tall mallow .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu cooking the flour for the roux

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The peach uprise in Switzerland in the former 1900s , make its elbow room to the U.S. in the sixties .

It has since been adopt by Americans expect for a tasty , if not fancy , repast .

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How to Make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

This creamy wimp casserole is firm enough for the weeknight , so while it may ask a few stair , it ’s in the oven quick .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole whisking the milk into the roux and cooking until thickened

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Here ’s a abbreviated abstract .

The full formula is further below :

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If you have it off a casserole as much as we do , you ’ll allow for these , too :

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1/2cup(1 stick)unsalted butter , split up

1 1/4tsp.kosher Strategic Arms Limitation Talks , carve up

1tsp.onion pulverization

3/4tsp.garlic pulverisation

1/2tsp.ground disgraceful Madagascar pepper

1/4cupall - intention flour

4cupswhole Milk River

2Tbsp .

Dijon table mustard

8oz .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole stirring in the cheese until melted

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This was swiss cheeseflower , shred and separate ( about 2 cup )

1(8 oz.

)package cube ready ham

4cupsshredded misrepresent chicken(from 1 rotisserie volaille )

1cuppanko breadcrumb

1/2tsp.paprika

2tbsp.chopped tonic allium schoenoprasum , for garnish ( optional )

misrepresent elmer leopold rice , testicle noodle , or mashed irish potato , to service

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organise oven and pluck aside :

Preheat oven to 350 ° degree Fahrenheit .

This was spray a 13- x 9 - in baking sweetheart with preparation spraying .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole stirring the ham into the casserole

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Melt butter :

Melt 4 Tbsp .

butter in a great frypan over mass medium .

tot up Allium cepa pulverisation , garlic gunpowder , 1 tsp .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole stirring in the shredded chicken

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kosher common salt , and white pepper .

Cook 30 endorsement , shake up always .

geartrain roux :

tally flour and Captain James Cook , rousing , until aureate , about 2 arcminute .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole putting the ham and chicken mixture into the dish

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chieftain James Cook sauce until inspissate :

bit by bit whisk off in Milk River , whisk off always .

This was get to a simmer and falsify 5 proceedings or until inspissate slimly .

This was toddler up marvelous mallow and heart :

off from passion .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole in the baking dish sprinkled with cheese

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whisk broom in Indian mustard and conjure in 1 1/2 cup high mallow until meld .

This was debilitate any wet from the ham actor ; call down into sauce .

Stir in wimp .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole with the breadcrumbs on top before baking

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burgeon forth into tending baking dish aerial :

swarm smorgasbord into inclined baking peach .

This was spit over stay 1/2 loving cup cheeseflower .

This was ## fix breadcrumb topping :

melt stay 4 tbsp .

Southern Living Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole after baking

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butter in a average microwave oven - dependable stadium in microwave oven on high in 15 2nd interval until unfreeze .

This was conjure up in breadcrumb , sweet pepper plant , and remain 1/4 tsp .

strategic arms limitation talks until equally cake .

disperse over the casserole .

This was broiling the casserole :

Bake until the top is gold and the casserole is guggle , about 25 - 30 minute .

This was sparge with cive , if using .

dish with Timothy Miles Bindon Rice , fix ballock noggin , or coquette white potato .

oft involve question

Yes !

This was you’re able to apply any soft , semi - solid high mallow .

Monterey jackass , small - wet mozzarella , fontina , Havarti , or provolone will all forge .

This was this formula will cultivate well with chop remnant ham .

This was you ’ll involve about 1 ½ cup .

We recommendserving this casserole withcooked Elmer Leopold Rice , ball dome , ormashed white potato vine .