Inside Out Parmesan and Penko Crusted Chicken Cordon Bleu - Cast Iron Griddle + Smoker Recipe

Inside Out Chicken Cordon Bleu, breaded with Penko and Parmesan, cooked on a cast iron griddle and finished in the Camp Chef Woodwind pellet smoker.

Today we are making inside out Chicken Cordon Bleu.
I made these on my camp chef woodwind with the optional sidekick and griddle,
but you can make them easily with a good skillet and oven.

First, we'll need some thin chicken breast.
you can either buy it thin, or cut regular breasts in half so you end up with two thinner pieces.

For the breading, we'll be using:

Cattlemans Grill Ranchero seasoning
Grated Parmesan
and Penko Bread Crumbs

You can use whatever seasoning you want.

Get all your ingredients together and mix them up.
I went with about 50/50 penko to Parmesan
followed by a healthy portion of seasoning

I find a plate makes breading a lot easier.
I went with 2 eggs mixed well with milk for the liquid part of the breading.

once the chicken is all breaded throw it in the fridge

now we are browning up some deli ham.

how much you brown it is up to you, i like a bit of color on mine.
when done to your liking move off the skillet or griddle.

We want the cooking surface around medium or leaning lightly towards medium / high
if it's too hot it'll scorch the breadcrumbs.

cook until you've got a nice looking crust, then move the chicken into an oven or
in my case the pellet smoker at around 300-350 degrees to finish cooking.

once the chicken is at about 165 remove from the oven / smoker and start building.

I went with a few pieces of ham and a slice of cheese or two per chicken.

Once built, put them back in the oven or smoker to finish melting the cheese.

remove when done to your liking and serve.

These were delicious, they were plenty moist and very flavorful. I really liked the combination of Penko, Parmesan, and Ranchero seasoning.

I would definitely make them again.

I served these with yellow rice and green beans. Made for an excellent meal.

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Music - Siesta by Jahzzar

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Equipment list:
CampChef Woodwind Classic
CampChef Sidekick w/ included griddle
Tongs, Sheet Pans, Etc.
Canon 6D MK II
Sigma 50mm Art
Zoom H1