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Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken breast rolled with ham and goat cheese, breaded and baked.

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Why it works: Ham and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,536 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Oven300°F or 350°F
Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Place the ham on top of the chicken breast.

  2. Place the goat cheese in the center and roll the breast around the ham and cheese from tip to tip.

  3. Roll the breast in bread crumbs, in the egg mixture, then again in bread crumbs.

  4. Place on a cookie sheet and allow to rest for approximately 10 minutes.

Cook and bake

  1. Saute in approximately 1/2 inch of oil (optional: mix a splash of olive oil with the vegetable oil) until golden brown.

  2. Remove and place on a baking sheet.

  3. Brush with melted butter and chopped dill.

  4. Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for 1 hour if freshly made or at 350 degrees for 1 hour if frozen.

  5. For a spinach version, replace ham with spinach (frozen is ok).

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1311Calories
91 gProtein
54 gFat
108 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Egg1 large egg (50g)78

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Ham + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  2. Bread + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Chicken + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,389 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

  4. Bread + eggtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  5. Chicken + hamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,497 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken breast
Forms the wrapper that encloses the filling and cooks into tender meat.
Ham
Adds savoury, salty flavour inside the rolled breast.
Goat cheese
Melts into a creamy, tangy filling that moistens the chicken.
Egg
Binds the bread crumbs to the chicken so the coating adheres.
Bread crumbs
Forms a crisp golden coating that browns during frying.

The step that matters

Rolling the breast tightly around the filling. Loose rolling lets the cheese leak out during frying and baking, and gaps let the coating fall away. A snug, sealed roll keeps the filling inside and the chicken evenly cooked.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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