Recipe: Yummy Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake

Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake. We're always trying to create simpler versions of our favorite dishes, and our most recent adventure was with Chicken Cordon Bleu. We deconstructed the classic dish into a rich and creamy pasta bake that allows us to enjoy the decadent flavors of the original without the hassle! In a large bowl, mix together chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, parmesan, parsley, garlic and salt and pepper.

It's creamy pasta, melty swiss cheese, chicken, and ham all baked together and topped with homemade breadcrumbs. Don't let all this diet talk deter you from making this dish! My Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake is a total winner! You can have Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake

Prepare 2 cup of Heavy cream.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Salted butter.
You need 1 packages of Pasta noodles(spaghetti, fettuccine, penne).
You need 1 box of Cream cheese.
Prepare 1 tsp of Garlic powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of Onion powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of Olive Garden garlic and herb seasoning/you can use whatever kind u have on hand.
Prepare 3/4 cup of Cooked chopped bacon.
You need 2 large of chicken breast or 3 small ones.
You need 1/2 lb of Black Forrest ham--it came out to be about 6 slices when I had it cut at deli.
You need 1 cup of Swiss cheese/half in sauce and half as topping.
It's 1/2 cup of Pepper jack or Monterey Jack-add some to sauce and some as topping.
You need of Bread crumbs- I used garlic and herb Parmesan Panko type crumbs.

It's creamy pasta, melty swiss cheese, chicken, and ham. This Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake in a creamy Swiss cheese sauce is the perfect comfort food. And even though Chicken Cordon Bleu is not a difficult recipe to master by any means, I just don't have the want or will to stand stuffing chicken breasts before breading and cooking them. I wanted all the same flavours but in an easy, no-fuss way and that's when I decided to do a pasta bake.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake instructions

Boil pasta and Drain. I boiled my noodles in the broth that I cooked my chicken in, along with bay leaf and some other spices and bullion cube that I had added/cooked it in.
Heat cream cheese on stove until melted. Stir in the heavy cream, and butter & stir it until combined. Add onion/garlic powder. Add and Stir about a cup of cheese until smooth..
In a bowl I combined the cooked shredded chicken, ham, and bacon, some seasonings and tossed around..
Spray Pam in baking dish, and layer noodles, and the chicken/bacon/ham mixture from bowl. Pour sauce over top and spread evenly. Sprinkle top with about 1/2 cup cheese and bread crumbs..
Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes or cheese is melted. Let cool for about 5 min..

Chicken Cordon Bleu is usually stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese, but you can use any cheese your family likes such as mozzarella or Gruyere. For a quicker version, you may also like this Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu which doesn't require rolling or breading. When I was a kid, my mom took culinary. This Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta is easy all on its own, but you can make it even quicker if you use pre-baked chicken. Some times I will use a rotisserie chicken from the store, but those can get costly, especially since we make a lot of chicken dishes at our house.