Chicken-Cordon Bleu - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 boneless chicken breasts
4 thin slices ham (1 oz. each)
4 pieces sliced Swiss cheese
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
4 Tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
lemon wedges
parsley sprigs

Preparation

Place meat between sheets of plastic wrap.
With the flat side of a wooden mallet, pound out to a 5 or 6-inch diameter.
Place 1 slice each of ham and cheese on the bottom half of each piece of chicken.
Fold (or roll) completely enveloping filling.
Press edges together to seal.
Again cover with a plastic wrap and pound with your hands to remove air bubbles.
Sprinkle cornstarch over a piece of plastic wrap and lightly cover meat on both sides.