Love the flavors of chicken cordon bleu but would also love a shortcut to actually making this fancy restaurant-style dish at home? Well, I’ve got you covered with this easy, shortcut Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole with rice recipe.
½cupheavy creamsubstitute half and half or milk to lighten up
1-2tablespoonDijon mustardmore or less as desired
¼cupwhite cooking wine
1cupdiced ham
4slicesbaby Swiss cheese
½cuppanko bread crumbs
Instructions
Layer rice into an 8x8 baking pan.
Layer chopped cooked chicken.
Layer chopped ham.
Layer Swiss cheese.
In a small bowl, mix together cream of chicken soup, heavy cream, Dijon mustard and white cooking wine. Drizzle over chicken and spread with a fork to create an even layer of sauce.
Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over top.
Cover and bake at 375˚ for 20 mins. Uncover and bake an additional 15 mins or until bread crumbs are golden brown and center of casserole is hot. (Poke with a fork to check the center)
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Notes
Everything is cooked so you just need to bake until this casserole is hot all the way through. Easy!If baking from frozen, add 15-20 minutes to cook time and keep covered until last 15 minutes of baking.