Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake (Video)

This amazing Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake is cheesy, creamy, and low in carbs without any of the usual breaded coating! And I think everyone who enjoys Chicken Cordon Bleu is going to love this version that’s gluten-free and perfect for Keto diets!

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If you’re looking for a special dinner that’s family-friendly and delicious, I’m highly recommending this Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake as my Friday Favorites post this week. This low-carb and Keto version of Chicken Cordon Bleu has chicken, ham, and cheese with a creamy sauce but none of the breaded coating on the chicken that you often see used in this dish.

This amazing recipe has been popular on the blog, and I bet it will be a hit when you make it for your family or significant other. If you like the idea of a Chicken Cordon Bleu variation with un-breaded chicken, ham, and cheese covered with sauce this might become your favorite new dinner!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

• large, thick boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• olive oil
• Poultry Seasoning (affiliate link)
• salt to taste
• sliced ham
• sliced Swiss cheese
• freshly-grated Parmesan cheese
• cream cheese
• chicken stock or canned chicken broth (affiliate link)
• sour cream
• mayo
• Dijon mustard

What is Chicken Cordon Bleu?

Traditional Chicken Cordon Bleu is a dish where chicken breasts are pounded thin and filled with Swiss cheese and ham, then covered with breadcrumbs and baked in the oven or fried. It’s a well-known recipe that’s often served at banquets or special dinners.

How did we make Chicken Cordon Bleu into a low-carb dish?

When this idea for low-carb Chicken Cordon Bleu popped into my head, I loved the concept of layers of barely-cooked chicken layered with ham, and cheese baked with a creamy sauce. Of course not coating the chicken with breadcrumbs removed a lot of the carbs. But Kara and I had to work on the recipe again and again to get a sauce that wouldn’t cause you problems. For the keeper version, we whisked chicken stock into softened cream cheese and then mixed in mayo, sour cream, Dijon, and Parmesan for a slightly thick sauce. We barely cooked the thin pieces of chicken, layered the chicken, ham, and cheese, and spread the sauce over. And it was a winner!

Can you make this ahead?

I haven’t tried making the recipe ahead, refrigerating, and then baking later that day. But as long as you let the assembled dish come to room temperature before you bake it, I can’t think of any reason why that wouldn’t work?

What if you don’t want eight servings?

This recipe uses four large chicken breasts that are sliced in half lengthwise to make 8 chicken cutlets. Some bigger eaters might eat two servings, but one piece will be a serving for most folks. Of course you can completely halve the recipe if you don’t want that many servings. But this reheats especially well, so I urge you to make the full amount unless you’re sure you can’t use that much.

Preparing Ingredients for Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake:

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1. Cut cream cheese into cubes and let it soften.
2. Slice chicken in half lengthwise and cut the ham and Swiss cheese into pieces the right size to fit over a chicken breast.
3. Rub each thin chicken cutlet with Poultry Seasoning (affiliate link), then heat olive oil and cook chicken two minutes on each side.
4. Check your cream cheese (microwave for a few seconds if it’s not soft enough to whisk), and whisk in the chicken stock, sour cream, mayo, Dijon, and Parmesan.

Assembling and baking Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake:

1. Lay  barely-cooked pieces of chicken out on paper towels, put another paper towel on top, and press to absorb any water.
2. Put chicken pieces into a large baking dish. (I used a dish that was 10″ x 14″.)
3. Top each piece of chicken with a slice of ham and a slice of Swiss cheese.
4. Spread sauce over with a rubber scraper and top with freshly-grated Parmesan.
5. Bake at 375F/190C for 35-40 minutes, or until the dish is bubbling hot and starting to brown on top.
6. Serve hot, and wait for compliments.
7. This makes 8 servings, although hearty eaters might eat a whole chicken breast (2 pieces.)
8. Leftovers were great reheated, and I encourage you to make the full recipe unless you know you can’t use that much.

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Yield: 8 servings

Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

This extra-tasty Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake is creamy, cheesy, and low in carbs, and this is so delicious that you definitely won't miss the breaded coating.

Ingredients

Chicken Ingredients

• 4 large, thick boneless, skinless chicken breasts (see notes)
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 tsp. poultry seasoning
• salt to taste
• 4 slices ham, cut in half lengthwise to make 8 pieces to lay on top of a chicken breast
• 4 slices Swiss cheese, cut in half lengthwise to make 8 pieces to lay on top of each slice of ham
• 1/2 cup freshly-grated Parmesan

Sauce Ingredients:

• 8 oz. cream cheese, cut into cubes and softened at room temperature until it can be beaten with a whisk
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup freshly-grated Parmesan

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
2. Cut the cream cheese into cubes and place in a bowl or an oversize measuring cup and let it soften while you prepare the chicken.
3. Trim fat and any undesirable parts from each chicken breast, then cut each breast in half lengthwise so each one makes two thin chicken cutlets.
4. Rub a pinch of poultry seasoning (affiliate link) on one side of each chicken cutlet.
5. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large frying pan, add chicken, and cook 2 minutes on each side. Remove chicken to paper towels spread out on the counter. (If you have a giant pan you might be able to cook all 8 pieces at once, but most people will need to cook it in two batches.)
6. Put another layer of paper towels on top of the chicken and press down so you can absorb any extra water from the chicken.
7. While chicken cooks, cut the slices of ham and cheese lengthwise so you have 8 pieces each.
8. Lay chicken pieces out in a large baking dish. (I used a dish that was 10" x 14". You might need two dishes if you don't have one that's big enough.)
9. Put a slice of ham and then a slice of cheese on top of each chicken breast.
10. Test the cream cheese and see if it's soft enough to whisk. If not you can microwave it for 20-30 seconds to soften. Then whisk the chicken stock into the cream cheese, followed by the sour cream, the mayo, the Dijon, and finally the Parmesan. The sauce will be thick.
11. Use a rubber scraper to spread the sauce over the top of the chicken. Sprinkle with the other 1/2 cup grated Parmesan.
12. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until the dish is bubbling hot and starting to brown on top.
13. Serve hot, and wait for compliments!
14. Leftovers will keep several days in the fridge and can be reheated in the microwave or in a covered dish in the oven or a toaster oven.

Notes

Each chicken breast needs to be thick enough to slice into two thin chicken cutlets.

This recipe was created by Kalyn, with help from Kara in perfecting a sauce that worked!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 480Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 13gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 156mgSodium: 1037mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 44g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This is a good side dish for any low-carb diet plan, including Keto. If you’re making this for the original South Beach Diet you’d need to use reduced fat cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream, but I’m guessing it would still be an occasional treat if you’re strictly following South Beach.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was posted in 2018, and it’s been wildly popular on the blog. It was last updated with more information in 2021.

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