Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole for Two

Name: Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole for Two
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 12 ounces chicken breasts, cubed; 1/4 cup shallot, minced (optional); 1 tablespoon flour; 1/2 cup apple juice or 1/2 cup apple cider; 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated; 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 cup broccoli floret, BLANCHED; salt, to taste; pepper, to taste; 2 round sour dough rolls, each 6 inch; 2 -4 deli slices smoked ham, 2 ounces; 2 slices swiss cheese, sliced; 2 teaspoons parmesan cheese, grated DIVIDED

Submitted by WiGal

"An elegant two person meal. Posting for safekeeping -from Cuisine at Home. Layers of chicken, ham, broccoli, and Swiss cheese stuffed into a freshly toasted bread bowl topped with a creamy mustard sauce. The sour dough roll IS the casserole dish. Serve with a simple salad. Not for the diet watchers."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 2

ingredients

For the chicken
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
12 ounces chicken breasts, cubed
¹⁄₄ cup shallot, minced (optional)
1 tablespoon flour
¹⁄₂ cup apple juice or 1/2 cup apple cider
¹⁄₂ cup low sodium chicken broth
¹⁄₄ cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup broccoli floret, BLANCHED
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
For the Casserole
2 round sour dough rolls, each 6 inch
2 -4 deli slices smoked ham, 2 ounces
2 slices swiss cheese, sliced
2 teaspoons parmesan cheese, grated DIVIDED

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line with foil and lightly spray a small baking sheet with nonstick spray.
Melt butter over medium high heat in a saute pan.
Add chicken and saute until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
Stir in shallots and saute until softened, 2 minutes.
Sprinkle mixture with flour, cook 1 minute.
Combine apple juice and broth; slowly add to chicken in saute pan, stirring constantly to avoid clumping.
Stir in cream, Parmesan, mustard, and thyme; simmer after each addition until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
Add BLANCHED broccoli; season with salt and cayenne pepper.
Reduce heat to low.
Hollow out loaves by cutting off tops and tearing out insides. (Remove as much bread as possible.).
Compress any remaining bread inside loaves to make room for filling-you need space.
Toast loaves directly on oven rack, about 5 minutes; remove to prepared baking sheet.
Arrange ham slices in bottom of each loaf.
Using a slotted spoon, divide chicken mixture evenly between rolls, RESERVING sauce in pan for last step.
Top the chicken in each loaf with a slice of Swiss and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon Parmesan.
Bake "casseroles" until cheese melts, 7-10 minutes. (For extra browning, broil casseroles on high, 3-5 minutes.).
Serve each casserole with reserved cream sauce.

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Reviews

I made bread this morning and while I was at it I made a couple of bread "bowl" loaves for this recipe. It's absolutely delicious and kind of decadent. I followed right by the recipe and it came out beautifully. Normally I wouldn't have used heavy cream but I've been making ice cream and there was some in the fridge. One of the things was the mustard sauce, it added to the texture and really rounded out the flavors well. This makes two but they sure filling, DH and I could have shared one and been happy in this hot summer. I should mention that the sweetening from the apple juice not only flavors but seems to lighten this dish. All in all it's terrific! :D

Annacia
I made this by the recipe. It came out fine. It is more like 4 than 2 servings. I wasn't crazy about the dish, but I am not all that fond of thyme.

pansregnig