Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole For Two

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 12 ounces chicken breasts, cubed
• 1/4 cup shallot, minced (optional)
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup apple juice or 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup broccoli floret, blanched
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 2 round sour dough rolls, each 6 inch
• 2 -4 deli slices smoked ham, 2 ounces
• 2 slices swiss cheese, sliced
• 2 teaspoons parmesan cheese, grated divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 line with foil and lightly spray a small baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• 3 melt butter over medium high heat in a saute pan.
• 4 add chicken and saute until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• 5 stir in shallots and saute until softened, 2 minutes.
• 6 sprinkle mixture with flour, cook 1 minute.
• 7 combine apple juice and broth; slowly add to chicken in saute pan, stirring constantly to avoid clumping.
• 8 stir in cream, parmesan, mustard, and thyme; simmer after each addition until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 9 add blanched broccoli; season with salt and cayenne pepper.
• 10 reduce heat to low.
• 11 hollow out loaves by cutting off tops and tearing out insides. (remove as much bread as possible.).
• 12 compress any remaining bread inside loaves to make room for filling-you need space.
• 13 toast loaves directly on oven rack, about 5 minutes; remove to prepared baking sheet.
• 14 arrange ham slices in bottom of each loaf.
• 15 using a slotted spoon, divide chicken mixture evenly between rolls, reserving sauce in pan for last step.
• 16 top the chicken in each loaf with a slice of swiss and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon parmesan.
• 17 bake "casseroles" until cheese melts, 7-10 minutes. (for extra browning, broil casseroles on high, 3-5 minutes.).
• 18 serve each casserole with reserved cream sauce.