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Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake is a super simple dish with all the flavors of the classic dish. Chicken, ham and swiss cheese are the stars, accompanied by a delicious, creamy sauce.
Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake
To make this chicken pasta recipe, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):
- Penne pasta
- Salted butter
- Flour
- Garlic
- Milk
- Heavy cream
- Salt and pepper
- Swiss cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Sour cream
- Dijon mustard
- Chicken
- Ham
- Italian breadcrumbs
- Parsley
How to Make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cook pasta to al dente, drain water, and return to pot.
- While pasta cooks, in a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk for a minute.
- Add the garlic and cook till fragrant, about a minute.
- Pour in the milk and cream slowly while whisking.
- Add the salt and pepper and whisk till the sauce thickens and starts to bubble.
- Stir in 2 cups of the Swiss cheese and ¼ cup of the parmesan cheese and mix till the cheese melts.
- Remove from the heat, add the sour cream and Dijon mustard and whisk again till combined.
- Add the chicken and ham and stir to combine.
- Pour the sauce over the pasta and mix.
- Add half the pasta to a casserole dish and sprinkle with the remaining ½ cup Swiss cheese.
- Pour the remaining pasta on top and top with breadcrumbs and the remaining ¼ cup parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes till bubbly and hot.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Recipe Notes
- Don’t overcook pasta. It will continue cooking in the oven. If you like your pasta al dente when you eat it, boil your pasta a minute or two shy of what the pasta box says. Then the time in the oven will cook it to about the perfect al dente. If you like your pasta softer than al dente, boil the pasta to al dente and the time in the oven will cook it to your liking.
- Instead of 1 cup milk and 1 cup heavy cream, you can use 2 cups half and half.
- Swiss cheese takes a bit more time to melt so be patient and keep stirring until melted.
Variations
I recommend adding a cup of peas or cooked broccoli to get more vegetables into this dish. You can use rotisserie chicken if you don’t want to cook chicken. This is a perfect recipe when you need to use leftover ham or chicken.
Can I make this in advance?
Make the recipe up to the point of putting it in the oven. Cover the baking dish with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate until you’re ready to bake. Continue on with the directions but add 15 more minutes or more to the baking time. Bake till hot and bubbly.
Storage Instructions
Store in an airtight container for up to a week in the fridge.
Freezing Instructions
You can prepare the pasta bake and freeze it before baking. Thaw and bake as directed. You likely will need to bake for at least 15 minutes extra if you’re baking it from cold.
Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 8 oz penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 ½ cups Swiss cheese shredded, divided
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese divided
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 cups chicken cooked and shredded
- 1 cup ham cubed
- ¼ cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cook pasta to al dente, drain water, and return to pot.
- While pasta cooks, in a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat.
- Add the flour and whisk for a minute.
- Add the garlic and cook till fragrant, about a minute.
- Pour in the milk and cream slowly while whisking.
- Add the salt and pepper and whisk till the sauce thickens and starts to bubble.
- Stir in 2 cups of the Swiss cheese and ¼ cup of the parmesan cheese and mix until the cheese melts.
- Remove from the heat, add the sour cream and Dijon mustard and whisk again until combined.
- Add the chicken and ham and stir to combine.
- Pour the sauce over the pasta and mix.
- Add half the pasta to a casserole dish and sprinkle with the remaining ½ cup Swiss cheese.
- Pour the remaining pasta on top and top with breadcrumbs and the remaining ¼ cup parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes until bubbly and hot.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Nutrition
The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.
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Emilie
Monday 8th of July 2024
I made this for dinner tonight and it was AMAZING!!!!
Brianna Macfarlane
Monday 8th of July 2024
This is delicious! Oh my goodness even my super picky kids love this!