Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
This is an easy to make casserole that's great for company.
Calories per serving: 443kcal
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ cup bell pepper, sliced
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon Sunny Paris *
For the Mornay
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon *flour
- 1 scant cup milk **
- ½ teaspoon *chicken base ***
- splash sherry
- splash cream
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- ½ cup shredded swiss cheese
For the Topping
- ½ cup panko breacrumbs
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- ¼ cup canned fried onions
- 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, cut up
For the Casserole
- 6 oz 1/2 bag egg noodles, cooked and drained
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 4 slices Black Forest ham, torn into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 8 slices swiss cheese
- prepared chicken
- prepared Mornay sauce
- prepared topping
Instructions
For the Chicken
- Put butter in a hot skillet and after it has melted, add the garlic and saute. Don't let it brown. When it is translucent, add the chicken, Sunny Paris seasoning, and the bell peppers. Saute, turning often, until the chicken is completely cooked and starting to brown. about 15 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Sauteed chicken
For the Mornay
- In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook until the flour starts to turn white. Add the remaining ingredients, on low, and stirring frequently, cook until the mixture has thickened. Remove the bay leaf, and add the cheese, stirring until all the cheese has melted. Set aside.
For the Topping
- Preheat the oven to 350. Have ready a 9x13 long casserole dish.
- Put everything but the butter in a bowl and gently toss together. Set aside.
For the Casserole
- Take a paper towel and rub the casserole dish with the butter. Then lay the noodles on the bottom. Put the chicken on the noodles.
- Bake until the topping has browned and the sauce in bubbling, about 20 minutes.
Notes
* Sunny Paris is a combination of shallots, chives, green peppercorn, dill weed, basil, tarragon, chervil, and bay leaf.
** Scant means not quite enough. Pour a splash of sherry, and a splash of cream into a measuring cup. Pour enough milk into the measuring cup to come up to 1 complete cup.
*** Chicken base you could substitute 1/2 bullion cube
** Scant means not quite enough. Pour a splash of sherry, and a splash of cream into a measuring cup. Pour enough milk into the measuring cup to come up to 1 complete cup.
*** Chicken base you could substitute 1/2 bullion cube
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