Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu
Posted: 04/30/25
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Delicious chicken cordon bleu made extra easy thanks to the air fryer! Tender chicken breasts are stuffed with savory ham and melty Swiss cheese, then breaded in panko and air fried until golden brown and crispy. It’s a great any-night entrée that feels a little fancy.
What We Love About This Recipe
- “Cordon bleu” means “blue ribbon” in French, and this air fryer chicken cordon bleu definitely earns all of the praise it gets! Tender and juicy and savory and tangy and crispy and creamy, this dish is literally all of the best things.
- Air fryer chicken cordon bleu is actually faster than oven-baked chicken cordon bleu. Depending on the size and thickness of the chicken breasts, baking this dish can take up to 45 minutes, where the air fryer only takes 20 minutes or so. The breading gets crispier, too!
- It’s an entrée that feels fancy, but is actually easy enough to make that anyone can do it, any day of the week. No need to wait for an anniversary or a holiday!
- Pair it with anything! Chicken cordon bleu is a rich dish, so it doesn’t need anything over-the-top to supplement it, but it goes well with almost anything you can think of. A simple pasta or green salad, green beans or asparagus, potatoes or sweet potatoes. Whatever you’re in the mood for!
Cheryl’s Tips
- You can’t skip the tenderization. Seriously. It’s a pretty key aspect of chicken cordon bleu, air fried or not, and it makes a big difference in the cook time and the overall results. Pound the chicken breasts until they’re thin (but not so thin that the meat tears), while making sure each chicken breast is evenly-thin all over. If you have a lot of variation across each chicken breast, you’ll end up with undercooked spots and overcooked spots. Not good.
- When you’re checking the internal temperature of the chicken, aim for 160° Fahrenheit. The food safe temp for chicken is 165°F, so we’re technically undercooking it – but don’t worry! After it comes out of the air fryer, you’ll let it rest for 5 minutes. During that time, residual cooking will bring that temp up to 165°F. No overcooked chicken here!
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Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu
Tender chicken stuffed with savory ham and melty Swiss, breaded with panko, then air fried until crispy!
servings
Ingredients
For the Chicken Cordon Bleu
- 4 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts approximately 8 ounces each
- salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard divided
- 4 slices Swiss cheese or 4 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
- 8 slices ham thinly cut
- 4 slices Swiss cheese or 4 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups panko breadcrumbs or seasoned breadcrumbs
For the Creamy Dijon Sauce
- 1 10.5-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup or 1 ¼ cup homemade cream of chicken soup
- ½ cup full-fat sour cream at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Plastic Wrap
- Rolling Pin or meat mallet
- Silicone spatula or butter knife, or pastry brush
- toothpicks
- 2 medium shallow bowls
- whisk
- Air Fryer
- neutral-flavored spray oil must be safe to use in air fryers
- large plate
- Tongs
- Internal meat thermometer
- Small saucepan
- mixing spoon or silicone spatula
Instructions
To Prepare the Chicken
- Cover large cutting board (or flat work surface) with sheet of plastic wrap. Place 4 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts on top of plastic wrap, then cover chicken breasts with second sheet of plastic wrap.
- Use rolling pin or meat mallet to pound chicken breasts until approximately ½-inch-thick. Make sure chicken breasts are evenly thin in all areas. Be careful not to tear chicken.
- Season chicken breasts on all sides with salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.
- Spread ½ tablespoon dijon mustard evenly across top of each chicken breast (2 tablespoons dijon mustard total).
- Place 1 slice Swiss cheese per chicken breast on top of dijon mustard (4 slices Swiss cheese total).
- Lay 2 slices ham on top of each slice of Swiss cheese (8 slices ham total).
- Cover ham with 1 slice Swiss cheese per chicken breast (4 slices Swiss cheese total).
- Carefully fold or roll each chicken breast, enveloping ham and cheese in chicken. Pierce chicken breasts with toothpicks to keep chicken folded or rolled. Set aside.
- While air fryer preheats, crack 2 large eggs into one shallow bowl. Whisk eggs vigorously until mixture is pale in color with no streaks remaining. Set aside.
- Fill remaining shallow bowl with 1 ½ cups panko breadcrumbs. Set aside.
- Preheat air fryer to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Dip one chicken breast in egg mixture, coating all sides of chicken breast completely. Allow excess egg to drip off chicken and back into bowl.
- Place chicken breast in bowl of breadcrumbs. Cover chicken in breadcrumbs on all sides, gently pressing breadcrumbs into chicken to ensure coverage.
- Shake excess breadcrumbs back into bowl, then place breaded chicken on large plate and set aside. Repeat until all chicken breasts have been breaded.
- Once all chicken breasts have been breaded, lightly spray tops of chicken breasts with neutral-flavored spray oil. Flip chicken breasts over and lightly spray other side. Let chicken breasts rest 5 minutes.
To Air Fry the Chicken Breasts
- After 5 minutes, place chicken breasts in air fryer basket, arranging chicken in one layer without touching or overlapping.
- Air fry chicken breasts 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, carefully remove basket from air fryer. Flip chicken breasts over, then return basket to air fryer.
- Air fry chicken breasts 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, check internal temperature of chicken breasts with meat thermometer.
- Continue cooking chicken, checking internal temperature every 60 seconds. Remove chicken breasts from air fryer when internal temperature reaches 160° Fahrenheit and set chicken breasts aside to rest 5 minutes.
To Prepare the Creamy Dijon Sauce
- While chicken breasts rest, add 1 10.5-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup, ½ cup full-fat sour cream, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon dijon mustard to small saucepan. Whisk ingredients together until incorporated.
- Place saucepan on stovetop over medium heat. Heat pan, whisking frequently, until sauce is warmed through and just beginning to bubble.
- When sauce is ready, transfer chicken breasts to serving plates. Spoon sauce over tops of chicken breasts, then serve immediately with desired sides.
Notes
- Chicken Breasts: You can use 2 large chicken breasts instead of 4 medium ones. Just cut the 2 large chicken breasts in half horizontally, like a hamburger bun, to create 4 thinner cutlets.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 784kcal | Protein: 79g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Total Carbs: 24g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Net Carbs: 22g | Vitamin C: 5mg | Cholesterol: 327mg | Sodium: 1846mg | Potassium: 1195mg | Calcium: 420mg | Iron: 4mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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