Recipe: To Try At Home Chicken Florentine/Bleu Roll

Recipe: To Try At Home Chicken Florentine/Bleu Roll Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Chicken Florentine/Bleu Roll. Great recipe for Chicken Florentine/Bleu Roll. While on the road my mind went to.well my normal.food. Combining Chicken Cordon Bleu, and Chicken Florentine.

Make a double batch and freeze half the roll-ups (individually wrapped in plastic), then just defrost and bake as you like.

Serve topped with fresh diced tomatoes or marinara sauce and a sprinkling of chopped fresh basil.

A clever technique and a few lightened-up touches let you indulge in all the flavor of Chicken Cordon Bleu, without all the fuss or the fat.

You can have Chicken Florentine/Bleu Roll using 21 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Florentine/Bleu Roll

1. Prepare 9 of chicken breast.

2. Prepare 12 slices of ham.

3. Prepare 12 slices of swiss cheese.

4. Prepare 8 slices of bacon.

5. You need 1 lb of mushrooms.

6. Prepare 2 Tbs of butter.

7. It’s 1 of onion (diced).

8. It’s 4 cups of spinach (fresh/packed in measuring cup).

9. It’s 1 tsp of salt.

10. Prepare 1 tsp of black pepper.

11. Prepare 2 cups of flour.

12. It’s 2 cups of seasoned bread crumbs.

13. It’s 4 of large eggs.

14. You need of Cheddar Cheese Sauce.

15. It’s 2 Tbs of butter.

16. Prepare 2 Tbs of flour.

17. You need 1 1/4 cup of milk.

18. You need 1/2 cup of white cheddar cheese.

19. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.

20. Prepare 1/2 tsp of pepper.

21. Prepare 3 Tbs of dijon mustard.

It all starts with skipping the stuffed chicken breasts.

Instead, pound your chicken breasts flat and layer with Swiss cheese, ham and spinach (for an extra boost of veggies).

Then, roll them up, so the flavors can melt together.

Working with one at a time, roll chicken first in flour, then eggs, then panko mixture, pressing to coat.

Chicken Florentine/Bleu Roll instructions

1. Slice mushrooms and fry in butter at medium high heat until browned slightly. Try not to stir often so they brown faster and not just turn watery. Set aside on plate when done..

2. Fry bacon until crispy. Remove from pan and chop into peices. Remove all but 2 tbs of the bacon grease. This is needed for next step..

3. Add the onion to the frying pan with the remaining bacon grease left in the pan. Saute onions over medium heat until tender..

4. Add the mushrooms, bacon peices, and fresh spinach to the onions and continue to cook until the spinach is wilted. Remove from heat and set aside..

5. Pound the chicken breasts flat with the smooth side if meat mallet. Lay out plastic wrap on counter and lay flattened breast on wrap so it forms a rectangular shape with the breasts edges overlapping so it looks like picture below. Season with the salt and pepper..

6. Layer the chicken with the ham then the swiss cheese on the chicken..

7. Spread the mixture from the frying pan thinly over the swiss cheese..

8. Roll the chicken up jelly roll style. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours..

9. Set up a dredging station with flour, then eggs, and thirdly the bread crumbs. I used cookie sheets. Then using wooden skewers, insert several where the overlap is so the chicken doesnt separate while cooking..

10. Bake on a wire rack at 375° until internal temperature reaches 165°. Cooking time is approximately 70 to 80 minutes..

11. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the paste cooks and bubbles a bit, but dont let it brown — about 2 minutes. Add the milk and dijon mustard, continuing to stir as the sauce thickens. Bring it to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste, lower the heat, and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes more. Add cheddar cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Remove from the heat..

12. Slice chicken roll and top with cheddar cheese sauce..

Fold long sides over filling; fold ends up and secure with a toothpick.

Place, seam side down, in a shallow pan.

Cover and refrigerate for several hours.

Place a finger of cheese on each ham slice and sprinkle lightly with thyme and salt and pepper to taste.

Chicken Florentine or Cordon Bleu is a wonderful way to enjoy chicken breast and get away from a rut in eating chicken.