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Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu can be made in just a few short minutes. The chicken comes out perfectly tender and juicy every time. A family favorite!
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- Homemade Chicken Cordon Bleu Ingredients
- How to Make Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
- Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Sauce
- Make this IP Dinner Gluten-Free
- Suggestions for this Instant Pot Cordon Bleu Recipe
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Storing Chicken Cordon Bleu
- Instant Pot Recipe Favorites
- How to Make Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
- Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
This chicken cordon bleu recipe is a classic family favorite dinner! The ham, cheese, and chicken are all rolled up and wrapped together in a delicious breaded crust that bakes together beautifully. This is the [perfect combination!
Instant pot chicken cordon bleu is slightly different than baked but still has the great same taste! With the Instant Pot, they were all perfectly cooked! Not dry at all! It’s a real show stopper when serving it to friends and family, but easy enough to whip up on a busy weeknight just for your crew!
Homemade Chicken Cordon Bleu Ingredients
Six ingredients to make this delicious homemade chicken cordon bleu! Layer together the ingredients, fold them, and roll them all in one. Place them in the instant pot to make one amazing meal in a matter of minutes!
- Breadcrumbs – This will give a thin, crispy layer that encompasses the chicken. Use either panko bread crumbs or a flavored bread crumb to add additional flavor.
- Chicken breasts – Pound the skinless chicken breasts until they are evenly distributed. This will help the ham and cheese lay flat on the chicken and easier to roll together.
- Deli ham – Choose your favorite brand and type of deli ham. A thin slice of ham is better and a more natural one with healthier ingredients.
- Swiss cheese – Slices of swiss cheese will give the ham and chicken that melted cheese taste and look. It melts and gives the chicken that stringy, melted cheese effect.
- Butter – Melted butter will be dipped and drizzled over the breadcrumbs to give it the crispy, golden color on the outside.
- Chicken broth – Adds flavor to the instant pot, moisture to the chicken, and helps avoid the instant pot burn sensor not to come on.
How to Make Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
Get set up with a station to prepare the ingredients and get them ready to roll the chicken cordon bleu. These are simple steps that will make this chicken tender and moist with layers of deliciousness. This classic chicken cordon bleu will be a family favorite and dinner that will be on repeat!
- Prepare chicken – In a shallow dish, combine Panko, salt, and pepper. Set aside. Pound chicken breast to 1/2″ thickness (try to not pound too hard and break through the meat).
- Layer and roll – Place 2 slices of ham over each chicken breast. Place a slice of Swiss cheese over the ham and roll the chicken up tightly.
- Breadcrumbs – Dip each chicken roll in butter, then roll in breadcrumbs. Place in Instant Pot, seam side down (the more snug the better).
- Add liquid – Pour the remaining butter over the chicken and add chicken broth in the cracks between the chicken breasts.
- Set instant pot – Place lid on Instant Pot and move tab to “sealing”. Press “manual” and set the time to 8 minutes, on high pressure. Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes before moving the tab to “venting”.
- Remove and serve – Carefully remove chicken from Instant Pot and serve.
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Sauce
Chicken cordon bleu sauce is easy to follow and made with minimum pantry staples. Mix together these ingredients for the creamy and savory sauce. Drizzle this sauce over top of the instant pot chicken cordon bleu for the perfect combination!
Make this IP Dinner Gluten-Free
To make Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu gluten-free, you will just need to make a couple of easy adjustments. First, you will need gluten-free panko breadcrumbs. Next, just make sure that the chicken broth that you are using is gluten-free. Sometimes you will find that broths have gluten in them so just be sure to double-check. That’s it! Such an easy recipe to make gluten-free!
Suggestions for this Instant Pot Cordon Bleu Recipe
You should be able to make this recipe in any kind of pressure cooker. No adjustments will need to be made. You will just cook on high pressure for the same amount of time as mentioned in the recipe.
- Browning the crust – The breading on the chicken doesn’t get super crispy, but the breading is so light it doesn’t really matter that much. To make it crisper, you can brown the chicken cordon bleu on each side using the sauté function and a little oil or butter. This adds a little more time to the process but it helps it to have a little more of a crispy texture. You can reduce the cooking time by a minute or two if you do this as well.
- Instant pot rack – If you don’t want your chicken sitting in broth, you may want to use the included steamer rack so the chicken isn’t sitting on the bottom of the pot.
- Pack it in – My favorite thing about making chicken cordon bleu in the Instant Pot is that there is no need for toothpicks! Because the chicken is pressure-cooked, you can pack the chicken in the pot nicely and in tight. You don’t need to leave room in between each roll. Just pack as many as you can in there and they will hold together on their own.
- Gravy – Making gravy to go over the chicken cordon bleu is SO easy and you don’t have to dirty another pan. Use the liquid in the bottom of the Instant Pot after cooking, switch to the sauté function, combine a little more liquid if needed with cornstarch, and whisk until thickened. Add salt and pepper and you’re good to go!
“I hadn’t made chicken cordon bleu in years, but thought your IP recipe looked great! You’re right, it was so easy and the chicken was super moist and tender. Just delicious!!!”
-Liz
Frequently Asked Questions
Traditionally cordon bleu is similar to schnitzel which is filled with ham and cheese then rolled together and pan-fried in a large skillet. You can also oven-bake it making it a little healthier or use an instant pot or air fryer to create other ways of making this delicious dinner.
Sometimes chicken is rubbery after being cooked in the instant pot. Usually, this means that you need to cook the chicken a little longer. When using the instant pot it is better to cook meat longer cook times compared to other appliances.
Yes! It is possible to overcook chicken when using an instant pot. It is impossible to check the temperature compared to the oven or grill with an internal meat thermometer. Be sure to cook the instant pot chicken cordon bleu for the entire time as directed.
Storing Chicken Cordon Bleu
Place the leftovers in an airtight container. The chicken cordon bleu meal can be stored in the refrigerator for five to six days long. When ready to reheat, place it in the air fryer, microwave, or oven to warm up until it is warmed through.
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How to Make Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
Equipment
- Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 3 to 4 chicken breast halves bonesless, skinless
- 8 slices deli ham thinly sliced
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- In a shallow dish, combine Panko, salt, and pepper. Set aside. Pound chicken breast to 1/2" thickness (try to not pound too hard and break through the meat)
- Place 2 slices of ham over each chicken breast.
- Place a slice of Swiss cheese over the ham and roll the chicken up tightly.
- Dip each chicken roll in butter, then roll in breadcrumbs. Place in Instant Pot, seam side down (the more snug the better). If you don't want your chicken sitting in broth, you may want to use the included steamer rack so the chicken isn't sitting on the bottom of the pot. Pour the remaining butter over the chicken and add chicken broth in the cracks between the chicken breasts.
- Place lid on Instant Pot and move tab to "sealing". Press "manual" and set the time to 8 minutes, on high pressure. Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes before moving the tab to "venting". Carefully remove the chicken from the Instant Pot and serve.
Notes
- Browning the crust – The breading on the chicken doesn’t get super crispy, but the breading is so light it doesn’t really matter that much. To make it crisper, you can brown the chicken cordon bleu on each side using the sauté function and a little oil or butter. This adds a little more time to the process but it helps it to have a little more of a crispy texture. You can reduce the cooking time by a minute or two if you do this as well.
- Instant pot rack – If you don’t want your chicken sitting in broth, you may want to use the included steamer rack so the chicken isn’t sitting on the bottom of the pot.
- Pack it in – My favorite thing about making chicken cordon bleu in the Instant Pot is that there is no need for toothpicks! Because the chicken is pressure-cooked, you can pack the chicken in the pot nicely and in tight. You don’t need to leave room in between each roll. Just pack as many as you can in there and they will hold together on their own.
- Gravy – Making gravy to go over the chicken cordon bleu is SO easy and you don’t have to dirty another pan. Use the liquid in the bottom of the Instant Pot after cooking, switch to the sauté function, combine a little more liquid if needed with cornstarch, and whisk until thickened. Add salt and pepper and you’re good to go!
Our chicken did not cook through. But I am game to try the recipe again.
Oh – I’m sorry this didn’t work out for you. Instant Pots can be like Crock Pots and sometimes heat differently. Try adding 1-2 minutes to the cooking time the next time you try it.
I hadn’t made chicken cordon bleu in years, but thought your IP recipe looked great! You’re right, it was so easy and the chicken was super moist and tender. Just delicious!!!
So glad you liked it!! Thanks for the 5-star rating!
This is the perfect recipe! It’s easy and elegant – love it!
Screenshot of the recipe as you have it written has a spelling error 🙂
Whoops! Thanks for catching that! Just fixed it.
Do you know about how many calories are in 1 serving?
We currently don’t have nutrition information for our recipes but if you plug the recipe into an online nutrition app such as MyFitnessPal or Livestrong, you should be able to find that information. Hope this helps!
I used regular bread crumbs as I didn’t have the Panko; I sautéed the breaded rolls in my Instant Pot for about a minute on each side, just until crumbs were slightly brown, placed them on the steamer rack, poured the remainder of the melted butter & the 1 cup of broth over the breasts & cooked for 15 minutes. Mind you, I only prepared 4small rolls from 1 large breast & adjusted thebutter down by almost half. I thought they were cooked perfectly. Thank you so much for coming up with this very easy& tasty Instant Pot recipe!
I’m so glad that worked for you! Thanks for trying the recipe and letting us know!!
Our chicken was not not done so we are recooking it another 8 minutes. Will hope for the best.
Cooked this last night and while it was good, all the cheese melted out of the chicken with us as well. Did I cook too long? We found the cheese “clumps” at the bottom of the pot (unfortunately not until we were cleaning the pot). This may help us next time, but wondering if others have found a way to keep the cheese IN the chicken??
You may just have to put toothpicks in them to seal them up better. You can also wrap up the cheese in the ham first (wrap the cheese in the ham like your would wrap a burrito, folding up the ends) and then wrapping the chicken around it and tooth picking it. Does that make sense?
I have a mini pot and got everything in the pot and then I went to press manual, it’s not on this pot. So I just pressed pressure cook. This is my first attempt at using the instant pot. I messed up and had the pressure on medium for 8 min. Went back added high and 4 minutes…. we’ll see shortly!
LOL, it was tasty, but the cheese disappeared
Thanks for sharing your experience with the mini pot! I have been wondering how it compares. Sorry your cheese disappeared on you!
Tried your recipe tonight and if failed. We got a burn message across the bottom, beings your recipe says to add the broth at the end, it made sense after checking everything over and trying again. Sure enough liquid should go in first vs placing the food on the bottom directly. We will try it again but put the liquid in the bottom first.
Oh no! I am so sorry that it burned! Another thing I have discovered is that you can put a couple cups of broth on the bottom and then put the chicken on the steam rack above the liquid. This might work better for you!
Do you add 2 cups chicken broth since the min liquid required is 2 cups? If not, how much? Do the chicken rolls just sit in the liquid? I just got an instant pot so learning how to use it 🙂
I actually only used a cup and it worked great. You can put them up on the steamer attachment if you don’t want to have them down in the liquid. Hope this helps!
I have never heard of what an instant pot is please explain. Thank you
An Instant Pot is a brand of pressure cooker. Hope this helps!
Do you have any redipes for simple salmon cakes.I use the salmon out of the can for my salmon cakes.Looking for other ways to make them.I love salmon cakes.It’s hard to find a turkey breast this time of yr here on the East coast..I like turkey and am tired of eating chicken.I can’t find that magic pot you use for a small trurkey or breast.I do have a Dutch oven pot and wonder if I could put a small turkey or breast in that pot.I have a rack that has a wire rack that would drain the turkey drippings so I can make the gravy.I also would love to ake Hot Roast beef sandwiches open face.
Hi Bernie – Yes, a Dutch oven should work just fine as long as it has a lid and is deep enough to fit. We don’t have any hot roast beef open face sandwiches but we do have some other great ones to try! Just try searching “roast beef” and you will find some of our recipes!