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This EASY Baked Ham & Cheese Stuffed Chicken with a wickedly delicious Mustard Cream Sauce tastes like Cordon Bleu, minus the crunchy coating, but is about 5x faster to make!

This EASY Baked Ham & Cheese Stuffed Chicken with a wickedly delicious Mustard Cream Sauce tastes like Cordon Bleu, minus the crunchy coating, but is about 5x faster to make!

This Easy Baked Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken reminds me of Cordon Bleu. Yes, minus the crunchy coating. But also minus all those calories. And this is about 8 times faster to make. I kid you not! 10 minutes of active effort and dinner is on the table. And what a dinner!!! I can’t get enough of this!

EASY BAKED HAM AND CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN
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I really love stuffed chicken breast recipes. I think it’s a terrific way to bake chicken breast without it ending up dry and boring. Actually, I only bake chicken breast if I’ve used a brine or it has been marinated. Otherwise, I just find it lacks flavor and can go from perfectly cooked and juicy to overcooked and dry in 3 minutes. Yes, really. And you’d never find a chef in a restaurant baking a plain chicken breast. Not a chance.

However! Stuff it with something and boom! You’ve transformed what could have been a rather bland baked chicken into something absolutely and utterly incredible!

This EASY Baked Ham & Cheese Stuffed Chicken with a wickedly delicious Mustard Cream Sauce tastes like Cordon Bleu, minus the crunchy coating, but is about 5x faster to make!

This is super easy to make. No pounding chicken, no rolling it up and tying with strings. Just cut a pocket into the chicken, stuff in ham and cheese and bake. Yep, it’s that easy!

Oh wait, I lied. I smear a bit of mustard inside the chicken (because ham + cheese + mustard is a fab combination), then sprinkle the outside of the chicken with salt and pepper, paprika and garlic powder. It makes a TERRIFIC crust for the chicken – and adds flavor.

The sauce for this dish is super quick to make and tastes incredible. It’s a mustard cream sauce that takes 1 minute to make and is the perfect accompaniment to the chicken. It adds moisture and even more flavor to an already delicious chicken meal!

I really hope you give this a go. Watch the recipe video and you’ll see how ridiculously fast and easy this is to make – and how incredibly delicious it is!

This EASY Baked Ham & Cheese Stuffed Chicken with a wickedly delicious Mustard Cream Sauce tastes like Cordon Bleu, minus the crunchy coating, but is about 5x faster to make!

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This EASY Baked Ham & Cheese Stuffed Chicken with a wickedly delicious Mustard Cream Sauce tastes like Cordon Bleu, minus the crunchy coating, but is about 5x faster to make!

Tools used to make this Easy Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken recipe

Knives: A good set of kitchen knives is essential for any cook. This set is the best one I’ve owned so far and it comes with a knife block, steak knives, and an array of larger knives perfect for all your slicing, chopping, and cutting needs.

Baking Sheet: A nice big baking sheet is a must have for any kitchen. This half pan sheet is large than a regular cookie and works great for anything you’re baking.

Glass Bowl: These mixing bowls are perfect for mixing and serving. I love the varied sizes so I always have to right size bowl for all my mixing needs.

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This Baked Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken is EPIC! Chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese, then baked to juicy perfection and served with a simple yet wickedly delicious Mustard Cream Sauce. This is stellar for a quick midweek meal!

EASY Baked Ham & Cheese Stuffed Chicken

This EASY Baked Ham & Cheese Stuffed Chicken with a wickedly delicious Mustard Cream Sauce tastes like Cordon Bleu, minus the crunchy coating, but is about 5x faster to make!
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Course: Main Dish
Servings: 2
Calories: 474kcal
Author: Nagi @ RecipeTin Eats

Ingredients

  • 2 - 4 slices ham depending on size (Note 1)
  • 2 pieces of Swiss cheese or other cheese of choice (Note 2)
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 2 tsp Dijon Mustard optional
  • 3/4 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp olive oil

Mustard Cream Sauce

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice upto 2 tbsps depending on your preference
  • 1 tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese
  • Salt and pepper

Other

  • 6 toothpicks

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 390F.
  • Place ham onto a work surface, then top with cheese and roll up into a tight bundle.
  • Cut a pocket into each chicken breast, taking care not to cut all the way through. See recipe video for guidance.
  • Smear 1 tsp of mustard inside each breast. Stuff with ham bundle. Fold over the top of the breast, then seal with 2 - 3 toothpicks.
  • Sprinkle each side of chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Place on baking tray, drizzle with oil and bake for 25 minutes.
  • Serve with Sauce!

Sauce

  • Place ingredients in a microwave proof bowl. Mix until smooth. Microwave for 2 x 30 seconds on high, stirring in between, until warmed through and smooth. Serve with chicken!

Video

Notes

1. I use 4 thin slices of ham that are about 5" wide. I use 2 per breast because they are so thin. Just use as much as you can stuff into the chicken!
2. As with ham, use as much cheese as can fit into a bundle that will fit inside the chicken breast pocket. I use Swiss Cheese because I like how it melts yet still holds its form, rather than melting out of the chicken when it bakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 754mg | Potassium: 583mg | Vitamin A: 26.7% | Vitamin C: 1.6% | Calcium: 8.9% | Iron: 6%
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Comments

  1. Sheila says

    May 23, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    Recipe says 350F for 25 minutes. Video says 390F for 25 minutes. Which is it??? Sounds delish. I want to make for my boyfriend and his two sons for Father’s Day. Want for it to be PERFECT!!!

    Reply

  5. Luis Díaz says

    June 23, 2018 at 8:50 am

    Hi, I love the recipe and I’m planning to make it tomorrow. I only have a question: is ther eany other way to make the musterd sauce? My microwave is broken. Thanks a lot!!

    Reply

    • Aubrey Cota says

      June 25, 2018 at 9:10 am

      You can do it over the stove just be careful to watch the heat and stir regularly. When it comes together and gets nice and creamy that’s how you’ll know it’s done.

      Reply

  7. LindyLou says

    June 29, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    Hi,

    For the sauce the video shows the usage of lemon juice but it doesn’t appear anywhere in the written recipe. Could you clarify this please?

    Gracious thanks!

    Reply

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