Homemade cordons bleus

Name: Homemade cordons bleus
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100 g wheat breadcrumbs; 100 g emmental; 600 g chicken escalope; 50 g wheat flour; 30 ml sunflower oil; 120 g cooked ham; 2 eggs

French
Main course
Oven-baked
With meat
With poultry

Chicken escalopes filled with ham and Emmental, then coated in breadcrumbs.

Active time40 min

Cooking20 min

Total45 min

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Ingredients

100 g emmental
2 eggs
600 g chicken escalope
120 g cooked ham
100 g wheat breadcrumbs
50 g wheat flour
30 ml sunflower oil

Preparation

Step completed · 1
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Flatten the escalopes between two sheets of baking paper. Fill with ham and Emmental, fold over and secure with cocktail sticks.
Step completed · 2
Coat in flour, beaten eggs and breadcrumbs. Brown in the oil for 3 minutes on each side.
Step completed · 3
Place in a dish and cook for 12 to 15 minutes, until the centre reaches at least 75 °C and stays at or above that temperature for 30 seconds. Remove the cocktail sticks before serving.

Allergens

Eggs
Gluten
Milk

Nutrition

Per serving · recipe for 4 people

Energy: 530 kcal
Protein: 55 g
Carbohydrate: 28 g
Fat: 20 g
Saturates: 7.5 g
Fibre: 1.8 g
Salt: 1.1 g
Lactose: <0.4 g

Variations

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40 min active time

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