Home Made Fried Treats!

Can't call it deep fried du jour without a little deep fried thrown in.  Well not deep fried, but oven baked!!  Sorry for the lag in posting, our laptop decided it no longer wanted to be part of the family and I've been avoiding using the desktop, c'est la vie!

On Friday night I was having a rough day and my dear sweet husband decided he wanted to make me dinner, chicken cordon bleu.  If you havent made this tasty little dish you should really try it some time.  He improvised with the recipe a little bit:

2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg
2 cups of italian seasoned bread crumbs
2 slices of ham
2 slices of swiss cheese

tooth picks

Pre-heat oven to 350 degress.

Place the chicken breast between two sheets of plastic wrap, spraying water on the top side of the chicken and the top side of the plastic wrap (this will help keep the chicken from tearing when you whack it!)  Then smash the chicken up with a rolling pin, or a flat sided meat tenderizer (even a cast iron skillet in moving in one direction works.)  Lightly season your chicken with salt and pepper.  Crack egg in a shallow dish and use fork to break up the yolk.  Place bread crumbs in a second shallow dish.  Dip one chicken breast into the egg, then into the bread crumbs making sure to coat evenly.  Transfer this chicken breast to a plate, and place one slice of ham and one half slice of cheese on it.  Roll everything up and secure it with two toothpicks.  Do the same with the second chicken breast.  Spray cooking spray on a cookie sheet and place the chicken breast on it and into the oven for 30-35 minutes, until the internal temperature has reached 160 degrees.  Place another half slice of cheese on top and return to the oven for another 5 minutes.

Remember the toothpicks!!  They sort of blend it so don't forget to take those out.  So that was my yummy, not too terribly unhealthy dinner on Friday night!  ENJOY!!