Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
This Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole will knock your socks off. It is so much easier than a traditional rolled and breaded cordon bleu and has even more flavor. With chicken, ham, and swiss in a creamy dijon sauce, you won’t miss the breading one bit. Since you aren’t coating or stuffing the chicken it is quick and easy. This is pure comfort food and an easy main course dinner. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten free, grain free, sugar free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
I love chicken cordon bleu. But it’s always breaded.
This has been on my to-do list since my husband and I went to a fundraiser back in May. They had the best chicken cordon bleu ever. I knew I could make the same flavors into a killer casserole.
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My casserole version was a hit with my family. I wasn’t sure if the kids would like the swiss cheese (honestly, I’m not a huge swiss cheese fan) but it worked so well with this flavor combination there were no complaints.
What is Chicken Cordon Bleu
Here is a little history on this iconic dish (thank you, Wikipedia):
A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese (or with cheese filling), then breaded and pan-fried or deep-fried. (Veal) cordon bleu is made of veal pounded thin and wrapped around a slice of ham and a slice of cheese, breaded, and then pan fried or baked.[1] For chicken cordon bleu chicken breast is used instead of veal.[2]Ham cordon bleu is ham stuffed with mushrooms and cheese.[3]
The origins of cordon bleu as a schnitzel filled with cheese are in Switzerland, probably about the 1940s, first mentioned in a cookbook from 1949. The earliest reference to “chicken cordon bleu” in The New York Times is dated to 1967, while similar veal recipes are found from at least 1955.[6]
What to serve with Chicken Casserole
I suggest serving this with a green salad or green vegetables such as garlic broccoli or roasted asparagus. You can also serve with keto mashed cauliflower.
What kind of sauce goes with Chicken Cordon Bleu
We love this creamy lemon sauce on our Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole. It is rich with the butter and cream cheese and the lemon juice, mustard, and white wine really help the flavors to pop.
Sometimes I just make the sauce and drizzle on chicken tenders or vegetables.
How to Make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
First Step: Layer chicken and ham in a 9 x 13 baking dish.
Second Step: Make the sauce and spread it on top.
Third Step: Layer on the cheese.
Fourth Step: Bake until hot, bubbly, and golden.
What to serve with Keto Chicken Cordon Bleu
This is a very rich casserole. Butter. Cream Cheese. Swiss Cheese. You get the drift. So I serve this with lighter side dishes like a green salad, oven-roasted green beans, steamed cauliflower, or roasted asparagus.
Tips & Tweaks
I’ve had readers sub in other mild cheeses like provolone, mozzarella, or Havarti so feel free to tailor this to your family’s tastes.
One of the most important things for this recipe to make sure the chicken is nice and juicy. If the chicken is moist this will be moist and flavorful. If you are started with dry chicken I recommend making 1.5 times the sauce to compensate. Or even doubling it.
You can even save a step by baking chicken tenderloins, draining the cooking liquid, and then proceeding with the recipe. No shredding required!
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Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole – Low Carb
Ingredients
- 6 cups shredded cooked chicken (from about 2 lb chicken)
- 6 oz ham cut into bite size pieces
- 4 oz butter melted
- 6 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp white wine (optional)
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 oz swiss cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Put the chicken in the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Layer the pieces of ham on top.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer combine the melted butter, softened cream cheese, white wine (if using), mustard, lemon juice, and salt. Blend until a thick sauce forms. Spread this sauce over the chicken and ham in the baking dish.
- Lay the slices of swiss cheese on top of the sauce. Bake for 30-40 minutes until hot.
- I broiled it for 2 minutes at the end so the cheese would get more golden and bubbly. If you decided to do that do not leave it unattended. It's very easy to burn the cheese topping.
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Notes
- If you have a bottle of dry white wine open it adds a nice flavor. But I wouldn't open a new bottle just for this recipe. Unless you are planning on having a glass while you cook.
- If your shredded chicken is on the dry side you may want to double the amount of sauce or add in 1/4 cup of chicken broth and mix the sauce into the shredded chicken before adding the toppings.
- You can use chicken tenderloins instead of shredded chicken. Just cook, drain the cooking liquid, and then proceed with the rest of the recipe.
Nutrition
Originally Published August 31, 2016. Revised and Republished with a new video on May 6, 2019.
So very delicious! We made this for dinner tonight. I used the full 8oz brick of cream cheese and a little more melted butter. I also used Costco / Kirkland shredded chicken – from Rotisserie chicken. I used a little more Swiss cheese than the recipe called for. I served it with roasted vegetables. It is a keeper!
Made this for my son’s family, since we are all on keto. Absolutely delicious! Was asked to make this for next week. I just added a topping of Munster cheese along with the swiss as we are not big swiss cheese fans.
I just made this casserole today after church. So quick, easy and delicious. Definitely my favorite low carb meal. (cooked the chicken in my Quick Cooker while I was getting ready for church)
Is this a meal you can prep the night before?
Yes, you can completely prep it and refrigerate it until you are ready to bake.
Very good and easy. I did add some of the broth from the chicken but did not need to. It made it a lillte soupy but was delicious! My husband went back for second helping and he never does that. Will make it again.
Delightful. Added more ham, sprinkling of parm and sauteed shrooms. Home run.
Very easy and very good
So good and easy! I used crushed pork rinds, Parmesan cheese and melted butter to make a no carb breading for the top!
This was a great idea to use up some leftover roast chicken. I heated the sauce in a pan and added some baby spinach and chopped mushrooms to it. Also a little splash of almond milk to let it down a bit. Delicious! Thank you
This was amazing. I only changed a couple of things because of what I had on hand. I used lime juice instead of lemon (delicious) and I added a layer of frozen chopped spinach under the sauce. I will keep this with my “make this again” list. Thank you.
I made this recipe and really enjoyed it!! I didn’t shred the chicken though, I cut it in chunks then cooked it then put it in the pan added the ham then the sauce and cheese on top and it was soo moist and delish!!!
How much is a serving? I estimated a cup. But I don’t know.
Sorry, I haven’t weighed or measured it that way. I just cut through the cheese to make 8 squares. Each square is 1 serving.
This was amazing! I will definitely be making it again.
Can this be made with 1/2 the butter and maybe up the cream cheese to 8oz? My pan has melted butter drippings.
Sure
Very good flavor. Easy recipe. Personally, I will use the whole 8 oz package of cream cheese and a bit more liquid to get more sauce. Also added dried chives and garlic. 😁
Second time making tonight! It’s delicious and my family loves it!
Love it! Making it for the second time tonight. There is just 2 of us so I cut the recipe in half. I also used mozzarella cheese instead because that is what I have on hand. Very easy to make and quick.
My husband and I love this recipe. I did made some minor changes, I mix the sauce with the shredded chicken and use shredded Swiss instead of sliced and I mix that with the chicken and sauce as well. A helpful tip is if you are like me and forget to soften the cream cheese I mix all of the sauce ingredients and mix it on the soup/warm setting.
Does this freeze well? I’m looking to do freezer meals and this looks so good!
Yes, I have frozen it successfully.
How long is it good in the deep freeze??
2-3 months if you wrap it tightly.
Easily a favorite in this house!!!
Every time I see you ham steak I think of this dish and it just so happens that this is what we had 4 dinner tonight
I doubled the recipe for this sauce, Used a whole chicken, Two ham steaks And a bag of California blend veggies
Super easy, and super delicious