How to Cook the Best Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken cordon bleu sounds fancy and sure does make a great presentation. But, contrary to popular belief, it doesn't have to be hard to prepare. If you want to learn how to cook the best chicken cordon bleu without much hassle, try this easy to prepare recipe:

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Begin by gathering these basic ingredients:

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-4 skinless, boneless chicken breast
-4 slices Swiss cheese
-4 slices of thin sliced smoked ham
-1/4 cup flour
-1 egg; beaten
-1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
-4 tablespoons butter
-1/2 cup chicken broth
-1 cup whipping cream

One you have gathered your ingredients, then take your chicken aside and pound it to a ¼ inch thickness Sprinkle with salt and peeper Place one slice of ham and cheese on each flattened breast and roll, sealing with a toothpick Cover each roll with flour, dip in egg and bread crumbs Place in greased oven pan (seam side down) Place one slab of butter on the top of each roll Bake in a 350 degree oven for at least 35 minutes (be sure that the juices are running clear before removing from oven) Next, mix broth and whipping cream in a saucepan along with any seasonings you like, and simmer until thick. Remove chicken form oven Pour sauce over rolls before serving

For an even easier recipe, dip premade rolls into shake and bake mix and bake. Now, wasn't that easy? Without much work at all you can serve a very tasty and fancy meal that your guests will not only enjoy, but be impressed with!

How to Cook the Best Chicken Cordon Bleu

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Rainforest Birds - Cordon Bleu Waxbill

Bird Name:

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Cordon Bleu Waxbill

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Latin Name:

Uraeginthus sp.

Status:

Least Concern

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

Genus: Uraeginthus

Species:

U. angolensis

U. cyanocephala

U. bengalus

General Information:

Cordon Bleu Waxbills have three separate species including Blue-breasted (Uraeginthus angolensis), Blue-headed (Uraeginthus cyanocephala), and Red-cheeked (Uraeginthus bengalus).

Physical Description:

They have blue feathering on the face, breast, flanks, and tail. The underparts are lightly browned. The beaks are pink. Each species males differ slightly:

Blue-breasted- Blue feathering does not extend to the top of the head. Blue coloring on breast and flank is more extensive. Blue-capped- The blue coloring extends over the head. Red-cheeked- Blue feathering does not extend to the top of the head. Exhibits red patches over his ears.

Females of all the species look similar to each other. They show duller color and less blue than the males. Juveniles look similar to females but have a black bill.

Diet:

Theirl diet consists of greens and insects.

Habitat:

Their inhabit dry thorn bush, savannas, dry woodland regions, and cultivated areas in villages or near roadsides of tropical Africa. Mainly the southeastern regions with temperature of 15 to 35°C (59 to 95°F) are inhabited.

Reproduction:

Breeding season begins after the wet season, generally between February and June. Cordon Bleu Waxbills average 3 to 6 eggs per clutch. Both parents incubate the eggs, but only the female at night. Incubation last 11 to 14 days and the young will fledge after 14 to 19 days.

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Non-Solicitation Agreements - Throwing a Protective Cordon Around Employees and Clients

Along with non-competition agreements, Non-Solicitation Agreements are the primary way in which companies protect their interests vis-a-vis former employees. Whereas a non-competition agreement restricts an employee from working for a competitor, a non-solicitation agreement allows him to work for a competitor but restricts his actions while there.

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When an employee leaves his job, he may be obliged to sign a Non-Solicitation Agreement (or a separation agreement that contains both non-solicitation and non-competition provisions), in which he agrees, for consideration, not to solicit either his former colleagues or his former clients to leave the company partnership in question. Former colleagues and clients are the most commonly cited groups, but vendors, suppliers, and other types of business partners may also be included in the scope of the agreements.

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The purpose of such an agreement is to protect the company's legitimate business interests. And indeed, current employees and client lists may well be legitimate interests. Then again, they may not.

The enforceability of Non-Solicitation Agreements often turns on their reasonableness. Certain agreements aim to prohibit all manner of contact between a departing employee and his colleagues, even social contact. However, these agreements are not typical, nor are they typically enforced to such a point. Similarly, some non-solicitation agreements cast a wide protective net over all manner of company property.

Client lists very often are considered trade secrets and thus worthy of protection, especially if the company spent considerable time and effort compiling the lists and they are not generally public knowledge. However, if the employee had a hand in the creation of the lists and would be professionally crippled not to be able to contact his former clients, then a company would be hard pressed to have its Non-Solicitation Agreement enforced. Such agreements would be deemed non-competition agreements and a restraint on trade, effectively handcuffing the employee.

Non-solicitation Agreements set out a specific period of time and a geographic scope. Thus, for example, the employee may not solicit his former colleagues and clients anywhere within 50 miles of the city of Dallas for two years from his date of termination. The higher the time limit and the greater the territorial scope-without showing a correspondingly compelling business interest, such as the fact that the client base is regional or national-then the less likely a court will be to enforce the Non-Solicitation Agreement.

The parties may negotiate over not only the consideration owed for the employee's signing this agreement, but also the trigger mechanism. The company will want the agreement to apply no matter how the employee leaves, whereas the employee will resist and argue that the agreement should apply only if he quits or is terminated for cause-not if he is let go without cause.

Meanwhile, an employee will attempt to carve out pre-existing clients from the agreement's scope and to cultivate his clients as friends, so that when the employee sends a former client an annual holiday card, the portion about his new job will seem less like a solicitation and more like an exchange of news between friends.

Good Non-Solicitation Agreements find that proper balance between protecting the legitimate business interests of a company and not unduly restricting an employee's right to work.

Non-Solicitation Agreements - Throwing a Protective Cordon Around Employees and Clients

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Chicken Cordon Bleu That Will Blow Your Mind, Not Your Budget

Chicken is a versatile meat that is not only fun to cook but makes a healthy choice in cooking as well. The best thing about chicken recipes is that you do not have to be a world-class chef to serve up a classy meal. Take chicken cordon bleu for example. This dish is served up in classy restaurants all over the world, yet this is also an incredibly easy and delicious dish to cook right at home in your very own kitchen.

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I am by no means a professional cook. While I can cook up a nice meal for the family and I am very confident in the kitchen, I do not get the opportunity to make many formal dishes and have never been through any kind of formal training.

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However, I so wanted an easy chicken cordon bleu recipe to make and this one fit the bill. If you are missing some tools like a meat tenderizer, you can always do it this way. Simply put the chicken in a Ziploc bag and pounded it with a regular hammer. Then when it comes time to roll up the chicken make sure to leave the outside end of the chicken at the bottom of the dish if you do not have toothpicks either so it will stay rolled up while it bakes.

Here is how to make a fantastic chicken cordon bleu dish that is sure to satisfy all your guests:

Chicken Cordon Bleu

What You Need

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs 6 slices Swiss cheese 4 slices cooked ham 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 package Bleu cheese crumbles Parsley to garnish (optional)

How To Make It

First, you will need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees and coat a 7 x 11 inch long baking dish with cooking spray or cooking oil. Next, you will want to place the chicken breasts in saran wrap or a Ziploc bag and pound them with a meat tenderizer or a hammer until they are 1/4 an inch thick.

Once the chicken breasts are flattened, sprinkle them with some salt and pepper then add a slice of ham and a slice of cheese on top of each one. Roll each chicken breast up and secure it with a toothpick (or place it in the dish so that the outside end is facing the bottom of the dish). Put the chicken breasts in the baking dish and sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked completely through. Next remove the dish from the oven and place 1/2 a cheese slice on each piece of chicken. Return the dish to the oven and allow it to bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is thoroughly melted.

Finish up by removing the toothpicks and slicing each piece in to three pieces. Garnish with parsley and bleu cheese crumbles as desired. This dish tastes great with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables on the side.

See how easy it is to make a scrumptious chicken cordon bleu? The best thing about this dish though besides how great it tastes and how easy is to make is how much time it takes to make this. At the very most, you will find yourself in the kitchen for an hour. So happy cooking and happy eating!

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The Cordon Bleu

Le Cordon Bleu, French for "The Blue Ribbon," is widely considered to be the world's largest hospitality education institution. The school provides instruction in both hospitality management and the culinary arts.

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The school comes from L'Ordre des Chevaliers du Saint Esprit. This was an elite group of French knights created in 1578. Each member knight was given the Cross of the Holy Sprit hung from a blue ribbon. According to one story, the group became known for their extravagant and luxurious banquets which came to be known as the cordon bleu.

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Even though these dinners ended with the French Revolution, the name stuck and became synonymous with excellent cooking. An alternate explanation is that the blue ribbon became synonymous with excellence in general and this connotation was later applied to fields such as cooking.

In the early 19th century, the name was adopted by the French culinary magazine La Cuisiniére cordon Bleu, founded by Marthe Distel. At one point, the magazine offered special cooking lessons by some of the best chefs in France. Eventually, this became a cooking school which opened in Paris in 1895. Soon after it opened, the school quickly became one of the most elite cooking schools in the world.

Since the original school opened, the school has expanded globally; first in London in the 1930s and then beyond. Each campus offers its own variety of culinary short courses which are designed to match local demand. Every school, however, offers the Classic Cycle. This course set consists of 6 different 10-week courses. Three courses are offered in "cuisine" and three in "patisserie." Each course, if the person manages to complete it, leads to the award of a certificate at basic, intermediate, or advanced level. Students who complete all three levels in the same field are awarded either the Diplôme de Cuisine or the Diplôme de Patisserie, depending on which half was completed.

When a person completes all 6 courses, he or she is awarded the Grand Diplôme. The Grand Diplôme is one of the few available culinary credentials that signifies mastery of both pastry and culinary fundamentals.

In pop culture, it is frequently assumed that Sabrina, played by Audrey Hepburn in the 1954 film Sabrina, attends Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. The school's name is never mentioned in the film but Ms. Hepburn did visit the school for the film's launch.

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Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Delicious, and easy-to-make, this simplified version of the classic French dish is fun to make, visually pleasing and a joy to eat. Chicken breasts are flattened and topped with Swiss cheese and ham. The breasts are tucked in over the ham and cheese and secured. The chicken is browned and then sauteed over low heat in dry white wine and chicken broth. A sauce is created using the reduced wine with a cornstarch and heavy cream thickening mixture. When the sauce has heated through and reached the desired consistency, it is poured over the cooked chicken and the dish is served.

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The best choice for this dish are fresh, moist, plump chicken breasts. The flattened chicken, if done properly with a larger piece, will nicely fold back over the ham and cheese and form a nice, tight cocoon. The ham heats through and the cheese melts inside the secured pocket. The sauce should be smooth and can be run through a light mesh to insure no large particles. You could substitute half-and-half for the heavy cream, if necessary.

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Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients:

6 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breast Halves
6 slices Fresh Swiss Cheese
6 slices Virginia-Baked Ham, or other ham sliced thinly
3 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Paprika
6 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup Dry White Wine
1 teaspoon Chicken Bouillon Granules
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Preparation:

1. Chicken should be pounded flat with a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/4".
2. Place a Swiss cheese slice on each breast, leaving 1/2" edge exposed. Place a slice of ham on top of the cheese.
3. Fold the edges of the chicken breast over the ham and cheese and secure with toothpicks.
4. Combine flour and paprika in a shallow bowl.
5. Coat the chicken breasts in the flour mixture.
6. In a large saute pan, heat butter over medium high heat.
7. Cook chicken until brown, turn and cook chicken on other side.
8. Add dry white wine and chicken bouillon.
9. Reduce heat to low, cover saute pan and cook 30 minutes.
10. Transfer chicken to a warm serving platter, and remove toothpicks.
11. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch with the whipping cream, stir slowly into the saute pan.
12. Simmer until sauce thickens, and spoon over chicken. Serve warm.

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