chicken cordon bleu sandwich

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup diced smoked ham
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 cup shredded gruyere cheese
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 cup diced cooked chicken breast
• 1/4 cup diced dill pickles
• 4 (1/2 inch thick) slices toasted french bread
• 1/4 cup shredded gruyere cheese
• 1 tablespoon melted butter, divided

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c). line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• combine bread crumbs and 1 teaspoon melted butter in a small bowl.
• melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. cook and stir ham and onion in melted butter until onion turns translucent, about 5 minutes. stir in thyme and cook for 1 minute. add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until flour has lost its raw smell, about 3 minutes. remove from heat and pour in 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk. place saucepan back over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick, 1 to 2 minutes.
• remove saucepan from heat and add 1/2 cup shredded gruyere cheese, dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg. stir to combine.
• stir chicken and diced pickle into cheese sauce.
• place toasted bread slices on the prepared baking sheet. brush one side of each bread slice with 3/4 teaspoon melted butter. turn slices over and top each with 1/4 of the cheese sauce. sprinkle 1 tablespoon shredded gruyere cheese over the top of each sandwich. top with bread crumb mixture.
• bake sandwiches in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and chicken mixture is hot, 15 to 20 minutes.