Chicken cordon bleu casserole, recipe in description or on Whisk #casserolerecipe #weeknightdinner

Swiss cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while mozzarella is more accessible.

cream of chicken soup

🥗Healthier: homemade chicken broth

💰Cheaper: canned cream of mushroom soup

Homemade broth is healthier and canned soup is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine is often less expensive.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: whole wheat bread crumbs

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Whole wheat adds fiber while crushed crackers can be cheaper.

Season and sauté some chicken.

Add some ham to the sautéed chicken.

Combine the sautéed chicken and ham with cooked pasta.

In a saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add garlic.

Whisk in 2 tablespoons of flour to the butter and garlic mixture.

Slowly add in heavy cream and milk to the flour mixture to make the cheese sauce.

Stir in Dijon mustard and Swiss cheese until smooth.

Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and mix well.

Transfer the mixture to a casserole dish.

Toast up some bread crumbs and sprinkle them on top of the casserole.

Place the casserole under the broiler for about a minute.

Cooking Techniques

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