Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

Keto / Low-Carb Style Takes 30 Minutes from Prep to the Table

This chicken cordon bleu recipe is way much easier than the traditional one. Skipping all the work for stuffing. Packing with plenty of hearty vegetables in low-carb / Keto style. It surely is a great quick and easy dinner for any time.

Total Time: 25-35 Minutes
Prep Time: 10-15 Minutes  
Active Cook Time: 15-20 Minutes  
Serving: 4-6

I got off the keto train around 2020 and turned to low-carb diet. But then, craving for my favorite carbs turned into temptation until one day, I found out that I was 1/10 point from pre-diabetes during my annual physical.

So, I swore to cut as many carbs as I have to. Then, new ideas came up. This is one of those.

TIPS & TRICKS

Meat and Vegetable Ratio

There is a lot of meat in this recipe. For meat eaters, this is great. I personally prefer to have more vegetables than meat. You can reduce the meat quantity by half or increase the cabbage size from medium to large. Just be aware that your cook time will change accordingly.

What Kind of Ham to Use?

I personally prefer to go to the deli counter and get the cooked baked ham. It has the similar texture to the ham we serve during the holiday seasons.

On that note, when there is any ham leftover from the holiday dinners, feel free to use it in this recipe. Check out more ham leftover recipes here.

Can You Use Leftover Chicken?

Yes, absolutely. The leftover from rotisserie chicken or leftover turkey from Thanksgiving can replace the raw chicken in this recipe.

If you choose to do so, you will only add the cooked shredded meat, chicken and ham, together before adding the cheese sauce. This not only will shorten the cook time of the whole dish, but also use up all the leftovers. It’s a win-win.

Hold the Salt

The ham quantity may not look a lot compared to the volume of the entire dish. But we all know that ham has very high sodium level. So, easy on the salt. Best is to hold until everything is ready for serving. Then, give it a try before adding more salt in it.

Nutmeg???

Nutmeg is optional in this recipe. But a little bit goes a long way. It does bring out some great flavor of the white cheese sauce. If you happen to have it, use it. Otherwise, don’t sweat it.

Can You Use Half and Half Instead?

Not all households have heavy cream, milk or almond milk in the fridge at the same time. To cut down the number of ingredients, you can replace both heavy cream and milk with half and half.

Another option is to purely use heavy cream and enjoy the thick cheese sauce. I personally am not a cheese-cheese person. So, a lighter and thinner cheese sauce works best for me.

Unstuffed and Keto / Low-Carb Style Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe and Instructions

Ingredients:
1-1.5 lbs Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (cut into bite size)
1-1.5 lbs Cooked Ham (cut in bite size or use ham leftover)
1 medium size Green Cabbage (cut out the core and cut the rest into bite size)
1 cup Heavy Cream
1/2 cup Milk or Almond Milk
2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Nutmeg (grated a pinch; optional)
Dry Parsley Flakes (for garnish only; optional)
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions:

1. Combine about 1 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper with 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a mixing bowl and marinade the chicken pieces.
2. Preheat a big deep skillet at high heat with 1 tsp of extra virgin olive oil, single layer chicken onto the skillet and brown. About 2 minutes each side. (The chicken is not fully cooked at this time.) Transfer chicken to a plate and put it aside.
3. Add ham and cook about 3 minutes. Then, stir in cabbage. (chop and drop) Let the mixture cook for another 7-9 minutes. Stir regularly.
4. While waiting, in a separate medium saucepan, warm up heavy cream and stir in shredded cheese. Sauce will be very thick. Whisk in milk or almond milk. Add a little bit of nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
5. Once cabbage is half way cooked, stir in chicken. Cook another 3 minutes or so. Stir in cheese sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with parsley flakes (optional).

Unstuffed and Keto / Low-Carb Style Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe Steps with Photos

4 major ingredients making Unstuffed Low-Carb Chicken Cordon Bleu

Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces and marinade.

Single layer marinaded chicken on a preheated skillet and brown.

Take the chicken out of the skillet and put it aside. The meat is not cooked through at this time yet.

In the same pan, add ham to sautee.

Cut green cabbage about the same size as chicken.

Add cabbage into the same skillet with the ham and cook.

While cabbage is cooking, warm up the heavy cream in a separate medium sauce pan.

Stir in shredded mozzarella cheese.

Stir in milk or almond milk and season the cheese sauce.

Stir in chicken into the ham and cabbage mixture.

Stir in cheese sauce.

Salt and pepper to taste before serving.

Garnish with dry parsley (optional) and ENJOY!

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