Chicken Cordon Bleu

I've always liked this dish, but thought that it would a pain to make.  Quite the opposite.  It was fast (except for pounding the chicken breasts) and easy.

The recipe calls for less cheese than I normally prefer.  I would recommend throwing an extra slice of Swiss cheese on there.

 This is a great dish; easy, fast, and delicious.  

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

8 thin slices of ham

4 oz of Swiss or Bleu Cheese (or more if you prefer)

1 tablespoon of melted butter

1 large egg, beaten

Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

Mix the melted butter and egg together in a medium bowl - set aside.

Pound the chicken to about 1/3" thick.  Place the ham on the breast followed by the cheese.  Roll up the chicken breast, secure with a toothpick.  Dip the chicken breast in the mix of egg and melted butter mix.   Make sure that breast is thoroughly coated.  Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on a separate plate, the roll the chicken breasts in the cheese.  Roll around so that the breasts have a nice layer of cheese.  Place in to a buttered (I use olive oil) baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until browned and tender. 

Serve with your favorite vegetable side dish.

 

Low Carb Texas Chili

Yes, I've joined the masses doing low carb. But I'm eating healthy and I love it. And in my search for low carb food, I wanted chili. And on a Chili Database site (which I HIGHLY recommend checking out!) I found a low carb version. And it is gooood. Like really good. My one complaint - it's not as thick as I normally like (need to order Thick and Thin/Not Starch).  Oh, and I added a little bit of chopped stewed tomatoes. So add starch or a thickener of your choice. But this stuff is great, little bit of sour cream and cheddar, and you're set.

Low Carb Texas Chili

Serving Size : 6

http://www.massrecipes.com/recipes/03/08/texaschililowcarb259118.html

2 pounds lean ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cloves minced garlic

3 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder (or use an

additional teaspoon regular chile powder)

3 teaspoons cumin

1 teaspoon cayenne (optional)

1 teaspoon paprika

2 teaspoons salt

1 (8 ounce) can no-sugar added tomato sauce

4 tomato sauce cans water

Brown the meat, onion and garlic in a large pot; drain grease well.

Add all remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Turn down heat to low;

cover and simmer 1- 1 1/2 hours.

283 Calories; 18g Fat; 25g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber;

4g Net Carbs

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

I can make no claim to this recipe, but someone at McCormick did a damn good job and I <3 them for it.  And sadly I went in really hoping I would not be left with junky bbq on the 4th of July.  It was stupid easy.  Really.  You could have a 10 year old make this.  :)  And it was beyond amazing.  I have grown up on thicker bbq sauces so I thew several tablespoons of cornstarch in.  Voila!  I did mine on kaiser rolls with sliced cheddar cheese.  And some grilled corn on the cob (roll the uncooked [washed] corn in olive oil and fresh ground sea salt.  Mmmmm.).  Makes a great easy meal.  

Slow Cookers BBQ Pulled Chicken

Makes 8 servings.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours on LOW or 2 1/2 hours on HIGH

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 package McCormick® Slow Cookers BBQ Pulled Pork Seasoning
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water

DIRECTIONS

1. Place chicken in slow cooker.
 2. Mix Seasoning, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar and water until blended. Pour over chicken. Cover.
 3. Cook 5 hours on LOW or 2 1/2 hours on HIGH. Remove chicken from slow cooker.
 4. Shred chicken using 2 forks. Return chicken to slow cooker; mix and heat with sauce before serving. Serve on sandwich rolls, if desired.
Test Kitchen Tip: Substitute 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs for chicken breasts. Cook 4 hours on HIGH.

NUTRITION INFORMATION - per serving

Calories: 236 - Fat: 4 g - Carbohydrates: 21 g - Cholesterol: 78 mg - Sodium: 780 mg - Fiber: 1 g - Protein: 29 g