Deep-Dish Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

Name: Deep-Dish Chicken Cordon Bleu
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 can (8 count) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescents; 2 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter; 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Pure Olive Oil; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 deli rotisserie chicken (2 to 2 1/2 lb/1 to 1.5 kg), shredded; 16 slices (28 g each) Muenster cheese (or your choice of cheese slices); 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 teaspoon horseradish sauce or cream-style prepared horseradish; 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves; 1 lb (500 g) shaved cooked brown-sugar or maple-glazed ham (from deli)

Ingredients

1 can (8 count) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescents
2 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Pure Olive Oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 deli rotisserie chicken (2 to 2 1/2 lb/1 to 1.5 kg), shredded
16 slices (28 g each) Muenster cheese (or your choice of cheese slices)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon horseradish sauce or cream-style prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 lb (500 g) shaved cooked brown-sugar or maple-glazed ham (from deli)

	PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 20m	TOTAL TIME 50m
YIELD 12 servings

Instructions

Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Unroll crescents in baking dish; press perforations to seal. Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until light golden brown.
Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Remove from heat; stir in shredded chicken.
Place 8 slices of the Muenster cheese over baked crust. In small bowl, stir Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, honey, horseradish sauce and thyme until well blended. Spoon half of the mayonnaise mixture evenly over cheese on crust.
Spoon chicken mixture evenly over mayonnaise mixture on crust. Spoon remaining mayonnaise mixture evenly over chicken. Cover chicken evenly with ham. Top with remaining 8 slices Muenster cheese.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and filling is thoroughly heated.

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