I love finding one dish meals that the whole family loves for a couple of reasons; one – it means it is an easy meal and two – it is a great way to sneak healthy options into these dishes. Today I am sharing a casserole that I would consider a one dish meal but it isn’t so healthy. HA! But sometimes we have to indulge in our favorite foods, especially on a cold Sunday evening.
I made this recipe because I loved the idea of a casserole with one of my favorite chicken dishes in mind. I adore Chicken Cordon Bleu but it isn’t the easiest thing to make. This casserole is so easy and so delicious! A must try for sure!
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9×13 baking pan.
2. Build casserole by laying all of the shredded chicken on the bottom of the pan evenly.
3. After chopping ham, layer it on top of the shredded chicken.
4. Place Swiss cheese slices over ham.
5. Begin preparing sauce by melting the butter in a large sauce pot over medium heat. When butter is melted, quickly stir in the flour to form a smooth roux. Make sure the roux does not brown or burn!
6. Once the roux is smooth and bubbly, slowly pour in the cold milk while stirring gingerly to make a smooth sauce.
7. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Stir in the lemon juice, Dijon mustard, salt, paprika and pepper. I did feel like the sauce took awhile to thicken but it will eventually. Keep stirring!
8. Bring sauce just back to a low boil and turn off heat.
9. Pour sauce over casserole layers evenly.
10. To make the topping melt the butter in the microwave in a medium sized microwaveable bowl.
11. Once melted stir in the panko bread crumbs and dried parsley.
12. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the casserole evenly.
13. Bake casserole for 45-50 minutes. Casserole should be bubbly and topping should be golden brown when done.
14. Serve warm and enjoy!!
Yum!! This recipe was so good and really hit the spot on a cold snowy evening. Next time I make this I will be adding a little more cheese, we love cheese in our casseroles. Other than that it was a great family friendly meal that gave us a good amount of leftovers too!
My husband loves chicken cordon blue but I hate making it (who has the time to do it!?) this is the perfect solution! I'll be adding this to our dinner menu asap
I have always been intimidated by chicken cordon bleu but maybe I could do a casserole. I am trying to cook more in 2016 so I have definitely pinned this! Thanks! 🙂 Traci
(Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole Recipe) This is one recipe that i want to make for my brothers the next time we visit together. I know that they would like it a lot.
I love Chicken Cordon Blue and I want to me your recipe! Your dish turned out so good and looks so yummy. Thanks for the recipe, and I make stuffed pasta shells for the first time, and it was delicious!
I love casseroles and Chicken Cordon Bleu so this sounds perfect to me! I'll give this a try very soon!
That looks absolutely delish. I have chicken out tonite this may be my go to. Im tired of the same ole bbq and italian chicken. Thanks for the recipe.
My husband loves chicken cordon blue but I hate making it (who has the time to do it!?) this is the perfect solution! I'll be adding this to our dinner menu asap
I am more of a tex mex casserole gal. I like mexican lasagna and my kids do to. I think this looks like great comfort food.
This looks so good and so warm and cozy! I will try this , thanks for the recipe!
I have always been intimidated by chicken cordon bleu but maybe I could do a casserole. I am trying to cook more in 2016 so I have definitely pinned this! Thanks!
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Traci
OMG this sounds amazing. We love Cordon Blue chicken. I Am so making this over the weekend.
(Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole Recipe) This is one recipe that i want to make for my brothers the next time we visit together. I know that they would like it a lot.
I love Chicken Cordon Blue and I want to me your recipe! Your dish turned out so good and looks so yummy. Thanks for the recipe, and I make stuffed pasta shells for the first time, and it was delicious!