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Whether you’re trying to get a weeknight dinner on the table or cooking for your special someone on Valentine’s Day, serving two is not as simple as just cutting your recipe’s ingredients in half. That’s why EatingWell created our special “For Two” recipes. Each is perfectly tailored to serve you and a loved one.
Instead of going out for date night, stay in and cook a romantic dinner
for two. Our healthy chicken recipes, beef recipes, fish recipes and
more healthy dinner recipes are perfect for two. Try French Onion Beef
Tenderloin for a bistro-style steak dinner or Mussels South of Two
Borders for a flavorful seafood dinner you and your special someone will
love.
Delicious and healthy chicken dishes designed for two
>>>> healthy chicken recipes for two make quick weeknight meals that won’t go
to waste. Whether you prefer light or dark meat chicken, we have easy
recipes to make dinner special every night of the week.
Quick Chicken Cordon Bleu for Two
2 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (10-12 ounces), trimmed and tenders removed (see Tip)
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese
- 1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons coarse dry whole-wheat breadcrumbs (see Tip)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or thyme
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped ham (about 1/2 ounce)
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Sprinkle chicken with 1/8 teaspoon pepper and salt. Combine cheese and cream cheese in a bowl. Combine the remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper with breadcrumbs, parsley (or thyme) and 1 teaspoon oil in another bowl.
- Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a medium, ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the chicken until browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Move the chicken to the center so the pieces are touching. Spread with the cheese mixture, sprinkle with ham, then top with the breadcrumb mixture.
- Bake until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer registers 165°F, 5 to 7 minutes.
Tips & Notes
- Tip: It can be difficult to find small chicken breasts. Remove the strip of meat from the underside of a 5- to 6-ounce breast—the “tender,” about 1 ounce of meat—to yield a perfect individual portion. Freeze the tenders and use them in a stir-fry.
- Note: We like Ian’s brand of coarse dry whole-wheat breadcrumbs, labeled “Panko breadcrumbs.” Find them in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets. To make your own breadcrumbs, trim crusts from firm sandwich bread. Tear the bread into pieces and process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. Spread on a baking sheet and bake at 250°F until dry, about 15 minutes. One slice of bread makes about 1/3
