Chicken Cordon Bleu

This lightened version of Chicken Cordon Bleu remains tres dé licieuse despite a modest amount of butter. Fix mashed potatoes and a side of green beans while the chicken bakes.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 rolled chicken breast half)

Ingredients

• 1/4  cup  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 5  teaspoons  butter, melted
• 1  large garlic clove, minced
• 1/2  cup  dry breadcrumbs
• 1  tablespoon  grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1  teaspoon  paprika
• 4  (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  dried oregano
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 4  thin slices prosciutto (about 2 ounces)
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Place broth in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave at high 15 seconds or until warm. Stir in butter and garlic. Combine breadcrumbs, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and paprika in a medium shallow bowl; set aside.

Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and pound each to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt, oregano, and pepper. Top each breast half with 1 slice of prosciutto and 1 tablespoon mozzarella. Roll up each breast half jelly-roll fashion. Dip each roll in chicken broth mixture; dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Place rolls, seam side down, in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour remaining broth mixture over chicken. Bake at 350° for 28 minutes or until juices run clear and tops are golden.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

297 (30% from fat)

Fat:

9.9g (sat 4.4g,mono 3.6g,poly 1g)

Protein:

45.5g

Carbohydrate:

3.8g

Fiber:

0.5g

Cholesterol:

125mg

Iron:

1.9mg

Sodium:

619mg

Calcium:

94mg