Chicken Cordon Bleu - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken- breast halves (about 5 oz each)
4 thin slices cooked ham
4 tsp. honey mustard
4 thin slices Swiss cheese
4 TBSP. butter

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0.
Slice each chicken breast horizontally to form a pocket.
Brush each ham slice with honey mustard and fold in half.
Fold a cheese slice around each ham slice.
Insert in pocket of chicken and secure with toothpick. Melt butter in a large skillet over med-hi heat.
Cook chicken in butter until browned, about 4 minutes per side.
Arrange chicken on a rack in a baking pan.
Bake chicken until an instant- read thermometer inserted in center of the meat registers 180\u00b0, about 15 - 20 minutes.