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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken

    Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts

    Published by Melissa on March 26, 2018 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 14 Comments

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    These Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts are a mash up of Chicken Cordon Bleu and a Sandwich Melt. Thin cutlets of grilled chicken topped with Black Forest Ham and Cache Valley Creamery Swiss Cheese Slices grilled on sour dough bread until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasted and golden brown.

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    I’ve teamed up with Cache Valley Creamery for today’s recipe. Cache Valley Creamery has been offering delicious cheese and butter for over 75 years to families in Utah and the surrounding areas. These Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts are made with wholesome Cache Valley Creamery Butter and Cache Valley Creamery Swiss Cheese Slices.

    As the weather turns warmer, my family likes to spend as much time outdoors as possible. We love get-togethers in the park, camping in the mountains, or just hanging out in the backyard together. This easy-to-make Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts recipe is the perfect quick lunch or dinner to fuel your family while you’re enjoying being together. 

    Ingredients for Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts

    Making Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts

    You’ll want to start with great ingredients – a crusty loaf of sour dough bread, thin chicken cutlets, pre-sliced Black Forest Ham, and of course plenty of Cache Valley Creamy Swiss Cheese Slices. You definitely don’t want to skimp on the cheese on this sandwich. You’ll want that hot melted deliciousness on top.

    Chicken cutlets are available at the grocery store, but they’re easy to make at home as well. Just take a boneless, skinless chicken breast and use a sharp knife to cut it in half horizontally.

    Step by step picture collage of making Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts

    Butter the bottom side of your bread first before you start building the sandwich. Use a generous amount of Cache Valley Creamy Butter because you want a crunchy, golden brown, toasted bottom to your sandwich.

    Then spread Dijon mustard on the top side of the bread. Use more or less Dijon depending on how much you and your family like mustard.

    A collage of Cooking Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts on the grill.

    Preheat your grill while you’re getting the ingredients ready. If your grill is pre-heated, the chicken cutlets will cook in less than five minutes. Because the cutlets are so thin you’ll want to flip them as soon as they release easily from the grill.

    I have a grill stone that I cooked my sandwiches on once the chicken cutlets were grilled. It’s a great accessory for the grill, but you could also finish the sandwiches right on the grill, or in a skillet or even in your oven.

    These Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts are a mash up of Chicken Cordon Bleu and a Sandwich Melt.

    Cache Valley Creamery and Real Salt Lake Soccer

    Cache Valley Creamery is a proud sponsor of Real Salt Lake. If you’re a soccer fan and you live in the Salt Lake area, check out Carnival Real before the September 11, 2019 game and stop by the Cache Valley Creamery booth at the Mini Foot-Golf Course (outside Rio Tinto Stadium), where fans can sample delicious Cache Valley Creamery String Cheese and spin the Cache Valley Creamery Cheese Wheel for a chance to win fun prizes.

    My son’s a big Real soccer fan, so I’m definitely telling him to check out Carnival Real, and stop by the Royal Grilled Cheese Cart on the Rio Tinto stadium concourse for their melt-in-your-mouth grilled cheese sandwiches made with Cache Valley Creamery Natural Slices during the regular season home games.

    Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Cache Valley Creamery , but all opinions expressed are always my own. You can also find Cache Valley Creamery on Facebook. 

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    Chicken Cordon Bleu Melts

    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time10 mins
    Course: Chicken
    Keyword: cheese, Chicken
    Servings: 4 sandwiches
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 4 chicken cutlets ¼ inch thick
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper
    • 4 slices sourdough bread
    • 4 tablespoons Cache Valley Creamery Butter softened
    • 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
    • 4 slices Black Forest Ham
    • 8 slices Cache Valley Creamery Swiss Cheese Slices
    • Fresh parsley finely chopped, optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat BBQ grill to medium heat. Place a baking stone on the grill to preheat.
    • Brush both sides of the chicken cutlets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the cutlets about 2 minutes on each side. Chicken is done when the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
    • Lay bread on baking sheet. Butter one side of the bread and spread Dijon mustard on the other side. Place a grilled chicken cutlet on top of the mustard. Top each piece of chicken with sliced ham and then 2 slices of Cache Valley Creamery Swiss Cheese.
    • Place cheese side up on the baking stone and cook until the cheese is melted and the bottom of the bread is golden brown. Sprinkle chopped parsley on top and serve open faced. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    Note: You can also bake the sandwiches in a pre-heated 350° oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese is hot, bubbly, and starting to brown.

    More cheesy recipes you might like:

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    1. Terri | Love and Confections

      April 01, 2018 at 7:59 pm

      Such an awesome idea! I love that you took a classic and made it portable and fun to eat.

      Reply
    2. Gina @Running to the Kitchen

      March 30, 2018 at 1:32 pm

      This is such a good idea! Looks absolutely delicious!

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    3. Aimee Shugarman

      March 28, 2018 at 5:57 am

      I love easy dinner ideas like this, my family will love it!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 28, 2018 at 6:29 am

        Definitely – thanks Aimee!

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    4. 2pots2cook

      March 28, 2018 at 4:32 am

      Beautiful idea for have-no-time for cooking week dinner ! Than kyou so much !

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 28, 2018 at 6:29 am

        Thanks!

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    5. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness

      March 26, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      This idea is SO genius! I need to try it this week!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 28, 2018 at 6:28 am

        For sure – thanks Taylor!

        Reply
    6. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl

      March 26, 2018 at 3:09 pm

      I bet these are packed with so much flavor!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 28, 2018 at 6:28 am

        They definitely are!

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    7. Lauren Grier

      March 26, 2018 at 11:05 am

      Making these ASAP!!!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 28, 2018 at 6:28 am

        Enjoy!

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    8. Carol

      March 26, 2018 at 9:17 am

      What a great idea for an open faced sandwich. Perfect for indoors or outdoors too. I’ll have to pass this link on to Robin for when they go camping. I know she and her family would love these too.

      Reply
      • Barbara Schieving

        March 28, 2018 at 6:28 am

        Thanks Carol – it is perfect for camping for sure.

        Reply

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