It became more of a challenge than I thought it would. With my fiance in the living room taking care of our two month old, I stand in the kitchen searching the cabniets and refrifgerator in search of something to cook. Eventually, I decided to make homemade Cordon Blu, turkey stuffing and corn. I did this for under $15!
Ingedients:
4 Great Valuse Chicken breats, cut into halves/thirds. ($6.35/5lb bag [Aprox. $1.27 per breast] -Walmart)
1 Can of Pillsbury Crescents (8 dinner roll count). ($1.50 -Walmart)
1 Pack Great Value Swiss Cheese. ($2.50 -Walmat)
1 Box Kraft Stove Top Turkey Stuffing Mix. ($1.50 -Walmart)
1 Bag Birdseye Steamable Corn. ($1.50 -Walmart)
Optional: LandOFrost Brown Sugar Ham lunchmeat. ($2.50 -Walmart)
Serving size: 4-6 ------ALL PRICES ARE BASED OFF OF LOCAL SOTRES, PRICES MAY VARY IN YOUR CITY!------Price total for a meal: $12.08-$14.58
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2) Wash off all chicken breasts and pat dry with paper towel, then cut into halves or thirds (depending on what size you want). I had 5 slices of chicken.
3) Place chicken in oven (if seasoning, use minimal amount) for about 15 minutes. This allows the chicken to cook mostly through (if not very thick) so that the crescents and cheese don't burn. In meantime, prepare your cheese and crescents:
4) Open crescents and unroll/break apart as if you would if you were baking them seperately. Leave pulled apart and unrolled.
5) Take out swiss cheese and microwave for 5seconds ONLY. (This looses the cheese up so it forms around the chicken easier.)
6) Cut cheese slices in half. You need enough halves to have 1 halve of a whole slice on each piece of chicken. Let sit until chicken is ready to come out of oven. (If using ham, cut it like you did the cheese.)
7) In a SEPERATE pan than you cooked the chicken, spray a light coat of non-stick spray if pan is not already a non-stick pan. Set aside until needed.
8) After pulling the chicken out, CAREFULLY place the chicken on the largest part of the crescent using tongs or a fork.
9) If using ham, place ham half ontop of chicken then place cheese half ontop. Roll the crescent around the chicken covering as much as possible then stretching it to cover all but the very ends of the chicken. (If need to use more than one then do so carefully.)
10) Place on non-stick pan (or pan with non-stick spray on it) as you would if you were cooking crescents, place back in oven until crescents around the chicken are golden (or fully done). If any extra crescents, cook as you would normaly.
11) Meanwhile, place steamable corn pouch in microwave for 4-5mins or until done and start stuffing. For the stuffing I use 1cup of water and 1/2 cup of chicken broth instead of 1 1/2 cups water, and 2 tablespoons butter instead of 1/4cup butter and a dash of Greek Seasoning or a dash of salt. Cook stuffing on high to get the luquids boiling faster and then follow instructions from there on.
12) When corn is done, open and place in a bowl. Stir in a tablespoon of butter until it is completely melted/mixed in.
13) Pull chicken out when done and serve.
-If done right then everything should be done close to the same time! Enjoy! =)
Like this meal? Try it and post a picture of your turnout, and/or thoughts!
Don't like it? Tell me why, I'm interested to know. Please keep in mind that this is an original idea by me and I did not follow any recipe, this is my first time cooking it just like it will be yours. Thank you!
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