Chicken Cordon Bleu

Submitted by: Ann Hatzopoulos from Easy Everyday Cooking

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (4 oz each)
salt and pepper
4 thin slices ham
2 oz Swiss cheese, cut into 4 sticks
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pound chicken between heavy duty plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thickness with a meat mallet.
Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Place a ham slice on each chicken piece, add a cheese stick, and roll up. Tuck in sides and secure with toothpicks.
Melt butter in a baking dish in the oven. Dip chicken rolls in butter and roll in bread crumbs to coat.
Arrange chicken in baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is golden.