Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Name: Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 medium chicken breasts, diced; salt and pepper, to taste; 1 lb penne pasta, cooked; 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup, concentrate; 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can reduced-fat cream of celery soup, concentrate; 1/4 cup milk; 1/4 cup white wine; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt; 1 medium green pepper, diced; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 lb cooked ham, diced (I found it already diced near the hams at my grocery store); 6 slices swiss cheese or 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded; 1 cup panko breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup butter, melted

Submitted by PSU Lioness

"I wanted chicken cordon bleu one night but I didn't feel like doing everything that is involved in making it. So I got some inspiration from a few recipes and came up with this one. My husband and son both had thirds! This is comfort food at it's best!"

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 6

ingredients

4 medium chicken breasts, diced
salt and pepper, to taste
1 lb penne pasta, cooked
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup, concentrate
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can reduced-fat cream of celery soup, concentrate
¹⁄₄ cup milk
¹⁄₄ cup white wine
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon seasoning salt
1 medium green pepper, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
¹⁄₂ lb cooked ham, diced (I found it already diced near the hams at my grocery store)
6 slices swiss cheese or 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
¹⁄₄ cup butter, melted

directions

Preheat oven to 375.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook the chicken in a large skillet over Medium/High heat until it is no longer pink. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix the cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, milk, white wine, garlic powder and seasoned salt. Whisk until well combined.
Stir chicken and ham into the soup mixture.
In the pan used to cook the chicken, heat the olive oil over Medium/High heat. Add the peppers and saute for 5 minutes.
Stir peppers into the chicken/ham/soup mixture until well combined.
Stir the cooked penne into the chicken/ham/soup/pepper mixer and mix gently until combined.
Spray a large glass baking dish with cooking spray and pour the mixture into the dish. Spread it out evenly.
Layer Swiss cheese on top of the chicken/soup mixture (or sprinkle cheese evenly over the top if using shredded).
In a small bowl, add Panko.
Pour melted butter over Panko and mix around until the crumbs are moist.
Sprinkle the crumbs over the cheese.
Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes until cheese is melted and chicken/soup mixture is hot.
Uncover and turn oven to broil. Broil until the crumbs begin to brown (about 5 minutes).

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Reviews

I have to admit I chose this recipe for 2 reasons: 1) I am a fellow PSU gal myself and 2) this one had white wine which I always use when making my regular cordon bleu. Even though this does take longer to make than my normal short cut version, it is well worth it!!! It yields a lot more servings and this way we have leftovers for work the following day. The only change I made was I added a bunch of shredded swiss to the mixture and to the breadcrumbs. I did use regular swiss slices on top and LOVED the layer of cheese it created. Great job Lioness :)

Darcy Skye
This came out fantastic! I don't care for peppers so I added chopped broccoli and it worked very nicely.

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PSU Lioness

Coal Township, Pennsylvania

The most defining trait in my life is that I am a mother to two wonderful boys (Tyler, 20 and Zayden, 9). I live in the little college town of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. It is the most wonderful place to live as it's nestled in the Appalachian Mountains and along the beautiful Susquehanna River. Seeing that we live in Central Pennsylvania, our family is also a bunch of HARDCORE Penn State Nittany Lion fans! We are...PENN STATE! I was lucky enough to be given tickets to see Joe Paterno win his 400th game as the head coach of the football team. I cried like I did when my children were born. The other love of my life is cooking. I didn't really start trying to cook until I was 20, but believe me I have made up for lost time! I absolutely adore baking and I do it whenever I can. I love making Christmas cookies and I have begun hosting our extended families at our home for Thanksgiving and Easter dinners. So far so good. I love food.com because it allows me to expand my culinary skills and my recipe box with ideas from other people like me. There is something for everyone and I have been a loyal member since 2005. I hope you enjoy my recipes and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

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