Are you looking for an insanely easy, and decadent restaurant style dinner idea for this week? Look no further, because this easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta dinner will be a long time dinner favorite, even for the pickiest eaters in your family.
This quick and easy chicken and pasta dinner idea is perfect to add to your weeknight meal plan. The entire prep and cooking time will take you less than 30 minutes, meaning you can get a delicious and unique dinner on the table fast on busy evenings.
Perfect for back to school or busier than usual times of year like the holidays. Every one in your family, even picky eaters, will be asking when you’ll be making this recipe again!
More easy weeknight family favorites:
- Quick & Easy One Pot Penne Bolognese
- One Pot Cheeseburger Macaroni
- Easy Turkey Sliders
- Recipe Ideas that Use Ranch Seasoning
Equipment needed to make this Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta
- 3 Dishes for dredging station
- Frying pan
- Pot for pasta
Ingredients needed to make Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta
- 1 box (16 oz) rigatoni or penne pasta
- 2 thinly sliced chicken breasts
- 4 oz Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 egg + 1 tsp water (egg wash)
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 4 oz pancetta
- 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
- 1 tsp onion
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1.5 cups shredded parmesan cheese
- Olive oil
How to make Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta for Dinner
Boil salted water for pasta
Combine all seasonings in a bowl.
Add 1/3 of seasoning to panko, 1/3 to flour and 1/3 directly on both sides of chicken
Set up dredge station: Flour-Egg wash-Panko
Add 2 tbsp olive oil to pan and warm over medium heat.
Fry thinly sliced chicken for 4-5mins on each side (if your slices are not super thin, I recommend cutting it in the thickest part to ensure the chicken is cooked fully)
Remove and let drain.
Add 1 tbsp butter to pan and pancetta.
Cook on medium for 3-4 mins to crisp up and then remove
Add 1 tbsp butter to pan with 1/4 cup AP flour
Whisk together and add in heavy cream, garlic powder, salt and pepper
Add in 1 cup pasta water and stir.
Add in cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
Add pasta and ham to the cheese sauce.
Slice chicken and serve on top.
Question you state “Whisk together and add in heavy cream, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.” But there are no measurements for these in the recipe. Can you give me measurements? Want to try this weekend. Thanks otherwise looks great.
I’m looking forward to trying this recipe next week. Do you just eyeball the amount of heavy cream? What kind of cheese are you using?
Author
Hi Michelle! I’m sorry about that, I just updated the ingredient list. You will slowly add in and stir 1 cup heavy cream and when it says add cheese, that’s 1.5 cups shredded parmesan.
Author
Hi Kathleen, thank you for pointing that out! I just corrected it. It’s 1 cup heavy cream and 1.5 cups shredded cheese as you read further when it asks to add cheese.
How much garlic powder with the heavy cream, salt & pepper?
Thank you so much! I have this on my menu for next week! I am substituting diced ham for pancetta, only because of the cost. My kids won’t know the difference!
Author
1 tsp garlic and 1/2 tsp of each salt and pepper 🙂