This classic breaded chicken breast with a ham and cheese centre is "très délcieux".
Ingredients
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 590kcal
Author Kevin Lamoureux
Ingredients
1cupflour
2eggs
¼cupmilk
2cupsto bread crumbs
½tsppaprika
garlic salt and pepper to taste
4chicken breast halvesboneless and skinless
8cheese slicesSwiss, Gruyère or Jarlsberg
4slicesof deli smoked ham
3tbsp.olive oil
2tbsp.butter
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Prepare a breading station: Add flour to first a wide shallow bowl. Add eggs and milk to second bowl and whisk to combine. Add to third bowl for the bread crumbs and mix in the paprika, garlic salt and pepper. Set aside.
Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. With meat mallet or rolling pin, evenly pound to ¼-inch thickness.
Leaving at least a ½-inch border, lay 1 ham slice and 2 cheese slices in the centre of each chicken breast.
Fold in the narrower sides, then using the plastic wrap, roll the longer sides around the filling. Make sure the filling is concealed completely. Secure with a toothpick.
Dredge each stuffed chicken breast in flour. Then dip in eggs, allow excess to drip off. Roll in bread crumbs making sure they are completely coated.
To a large skillet, add olive oil and butter and heat to medium. When oil is hot, add breaded chicken breasts. Fry until breading is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
Transfer chicken to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until chicken is cooked throughout, about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on thickness of chicken breast.