Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Yum Yum and very easy!!! We got this recipe from Cooking Light. It is one of our new favorite websites and recently Jaclyn (Jeff's sister) let us borrow their subscription to Cooking Light the magazine. We had know idea it existed:)

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 rolled chicken breast half)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 5 teaspoons butter, melted
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 thin slices prosciutto (about 2 ounces)
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • Cooking spray

Things we did differently to make it a little healthier:
(these changes are not reflected in the Nutrition Facts below-they are from the Cooking Light website)
1/3 Chicken broth
2 tablespoons of I Can Not Believe it is Butter
Did not add Salt (prosciutto is salty)
Did not pour the remaining broth mixture on the Chicken

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Place broth in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave at high 15 seconds or until warm. Stir in butter and garlic. Combine breadcrumbs, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and paprika in a medium shallow bowl; set aside.

Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and pound each to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt, oregano, and pepper. Top each breast half with 1 slice of prosciutto and 1 tablespoon mozzarella. Roll up each breast half jelly-roll fashion. Dip each roll in chicken broth mixture; dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Place rolls, seam side down, in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour remaining broth mixture over chicken. Bake at 350° for 28 minutes or until juices run clear and tops are golden.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
297 (30% from fat)
Fat:
9.9g (sat 4.4g,mono 3.6g,poly 1g)
Protein:
45.5g
Carbohydrate:
3.8g
Fiber:
0.5g
Cholesterol:
125mg
Iron:
1.9mg
Sodium:
619mg
Calcium:
94mg

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