Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 4 skinless , boneless chicken breast halves
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.13 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 6 slices Swiss cheese
• 4 slices cooked ham
• 0.5 cups seasoned bread crumbs

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

2. 2

   Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.

3. 3

   Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 Swiss cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast.

4. 4

   Roll up each breast and secure with toothpicks.

5. 5

   Place in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink, 30 to 35 minutes.

7. 7

   Remove from the oven, and place 1/2 Swiss cheese slice on top of each breast.

8. 8

   Return to the oven until cheese has melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove toothpicks and serve immediately.