Skinny Chicken Cordon Bleu

Cheese and ham wrapped in chicken and topped with breadcrumbs and parmesan. Sounds decadent, but it's actually healthy!

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 45

Servings: Yields

Calories: 151kcal

Ingredients

oz. chicken breasts that's 3 small breasts
200 grams ham 12 slices
150 grams light havarti cheese 6 slices
For the coating
3/4 cup wholewheat breadcrumbs
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/2 tsp. dried garlic
1/8 tsp. dried chili
1/8 tsp. salt
1 small egg
1 egg white
1 tablespoon skim milk

Extras

20 grams parmesan cheese

Instructions

Slice each chicken breast to get 4 thin fillets.
Lighty pound each slice to make it thinner.
Season each fillet with salt and pepper
Place a slice of ham on each fillet, followed by half an slice of cheese.
Roll it tighlty and place in a baking tray, seam side down.
Whisk egg, egg white and milk in a bowl.
Whisk breadcrumbs and spices in a different bowl.
Dip each roll in the egg mixture, then toss it in the breadcrumbs bowl.
Place roll back in the baking tray.
Repeat those steps which each roll.
Sprinkle some parmesan on top of the rolls.
Bake at 250ºC (450F) for 20-25 minutes or until rolls are golden and cheese is oozing out.

Notes

You can use your favorite light cheese.
You can skip those 2tbsp. oof parmesan and drizzle rolls with olive oil instead.
Don't mind the weighed amounts. I weighed my ingredients in order to make the calorie calculator work. The weight of the chicken, ham and cheese you're using doesn't matter.

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