Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (pounded thin)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 4 slices white sandwich bread
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (room temperature (¼ stick))
- 8 slices baby Swiss cheese
- 8 slices honey ham
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil and garlic in a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
- 2
Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper to taste.
- 3
Cook
- 4
Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 6-8 minutes per side or until fully cooked through. Cook time will depend on how thinly you pound the chicken.
8 min - 5
Set Aside
- 6
When chicken is cooked through, remove from the skillet and set aside.
- 7
Butter one side of each slice of bread (about ½ tablespoon per slice)
- 8
Layer
- 9
Lay two slices of bread into the skillet, butter side down. Top each with 1 slice of cheese, 2 slices of ham, and another slice of cheese. Top with 1 chicken breast per slice of bread. Top the chicken with another slice of cheese, 2 more slices of ham, and the last slice of cheese. Place the remaining pieces of bread, butter side up, onto each to complete the sandwich.
- 10
Melt
- 11
Cover and cook for 2 minutes, allowing the cheese to melt.
2 min - 12
Toast
- 13
Flip each sandwich when the bottom side is toasted to your liking, and toast the other slice bread. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 4 servings)



