Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Since I've been baking more, I've been making easier dinners. So, I made this chicken dish. While we were eating, my son told me that it wasn't done since the middle was pink. I told him the pink was the ham. Then my daughter asked why I put ham in the middle of chicken. I said it was suppose to be like that. I make new dishes all the time but boy my children didn't like the idea of ham inside their chicken. My husband said it had a nice taste and he liked it. The kids said they liked it besides the ham. I guess I will have to make more dishes stuffed so it isn't such a foreign idea to them.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
1 cup plain bread crumbs
2 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup milk
1 egg,whisked
2 lbs. chicken breasts
8 slices of swiss cheese
4 slices of ham
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can of cream of chicken soup
1 cup broccoli, chopped

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine the bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt, and pepper onto a plate. Set aside.
3. Slice the chicken horizontally. Flatten the chicken out.
4. Place one slice of cheese and ham on top of the chicken. Fold the chicken over in half.
5. Dip the chicken into the egg and then coat with the bread crumbs. 
6. Repeat steps 2 through 4 with the other pieces of chicken.
7. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
8. Brown the chicken on each side for 3 minutes. 
9. Remove from the pan and place into a baking dish. 
10. Top each piece of chicken with a slice of cheese. 
11. In a small bowl, combine the milk with the cream of chicken soup. 
12. Mix the broccoli with the soup mixture. 
13. Evenly distribute the soup mixture over the chicken. 
14. Bake the chicken for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

Recipe adapted from Food.com

Two years ago.........................I made Bran Banana Muffins.
Three years ago.......................I made Lemon Frosted Cupcakes.

Did you already know.............
-Cordon Bleu means the highest class.
-In the 16th century, the highest order chivalry knights were awarded a medal on a blue ribbon.
-Cordon blue means blue ribbon.