Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole - Low Carb, Keto, THM S (2024)

This Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole will knock your socks off. It is so much easier than a traditional rolled and breaded cordon bleu and has even more flavor. With chicken, ham, and swiss in a creamy dijon sauce, you won’t miss the breading one bit. Since you aren’t coating or stuffing the chicken it is quick and easy. This is pure comfort food and an easy main course dinner. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten free, grain free, sugar free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.

I love chicken cordon bleu. But it’s always breaded.

This has been on my to-do list since my husband and I went to a fundraiser back in May. They had the best chicken cordon bleu ever. I knew I could make the same flavors into a killer casserole.

My casserole versionwas a hit with my family. I wasn’t sure if the kids would like the swiss cheese (honestly, I’m not a huge swiss cheese fan) but it worked so well with this flavor combination there were no complaints.

What is Chicken Cordon Bleu

Here is a little history on this iconic dish (thank you,Wikipedia):

A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese (or with cheese filling), then breaded and pan-fried or deep-fried. (Veal) cordon bleu is made of veal pounded thin and wrapped around a slice of ham and a slice of cheese, breaded, and then pan fried or baked.^[1] For chicken cordon bleu chicken breast is used instead of veal.^[2]Ham cordon bleu is ham stuffed with mushrooms and cheese.^[3]

The origins of cordon bleu as a schnitzel filled with cheese are in Switzerland, probably about the 1940s, first mentioned in a cookbook from 1949. The earliest reference to “chicken cordon bleu” in The New York Times is dated to 1967, while similar veal recipes are found from at least 1955.^[6]

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What to serve with Chicken Casserole

I suggest serving this with a green salador green vegetables such asgarlic broccoli or roasted asparagus. You can also serve with keto mashed cauliflower.

What kind of sauce goes with Chicken Cordon Bleu

We love this creamy lemon sauce on our Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole. It is rich with the butter and cream cheese and the lemon juice, mustard, and white wine really help the flavors to pop.

Sometimes I just make the sauce and drizzle on chicken tenders or vegetables.

How to Make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

First Step: Layer chicken and ham in a 9 x 13 baking dish.

Second Step: Make the sauce and spread it on top.

Third Step: Layer on the cheese.

Fourth Step: Bake until hot, bubbly, and golden.

What to serve with Keto Chicken Cordon Bleu

This is a very rich casserole. Butter. Cream Cheese. Swiss Cheese. You get the drift. So I serve this with lighter side dishes like a green salad, oven-roasted green beans, steamed cauliflower, or roasted asparagus.

Tips & Tweaks

I’ve had readers sub in other mild cheeses like provolone, mozzarella, or Havartiso feel free to tailor this to your family’s tastes.

One of the most important things for this recipe to make sure the chicken is nice and juicy. If the chicken is moist this will be moist and flavorful. If you are started with dry chicken I recommend making 1.5 times the sauce to compensate. Or even doubling it.

You can even save a step by baking chicken tenderloins, draining the cooking liquid, and then proceeding with the recipe. No shredding required!

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Originally Published August 31, 2016. Revised and Republished with a new video on May 6, 2019.