Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 4 slices ham
• 4 slices Swiss cheese
• 8 plain chicken schnitzels
• 2 cups breadcrumbs
• Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tbs finely chopped sage
• Salt & freshly ground pepper
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 30g butter
• Steamed chat potatoes and green beans, to serve

Method

1. Trim ham and cheese slices to fit size of schnitzel. Sandwich ham and cheese between 2 pieces of schnitzel. Secure with toothpicks.
2. Combine breadcrumbs, lemon rind and sage on a plate and season with salt and pepper. Dip each chicken parcel into egg and then coat with breadcrumb mixture.
3. Heat olive oil and butter in a frying pan and cook chicken on both sides until golden brown and cooked through. Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. Add lemon juice to pan and stir with a wooden spoon to loosen sediment from pan. Boil for 1 minute.
4. Remove toothpicks from chicken and arrange on serving plates with steamed potatoes and beans. Drizzle over the pan juices and serve.