Serves: 4
Total Calories: 742

1 cup bread crumbs
1/8 teaspoon basil
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounces breast of chicken pounded out to make 8 fillets
1/2 stick butter
1 cup milk, divided
8 ounces ham (1 or 2 slices per serving)
8 ounces Swiss cheese (1 or 2 slices per serving)
2 tablespoons flour
1 (8-ounce) can sliced mushrooms
1/8 teaspoon thyme

Blend together bread crumbs, basil, garlic salt, pepper, and salt, and toast in oven at 350° for 6 minutes. Dip chicken in a little milk, then dip in bread crumb mixture; cover completely. Place chicken in pan and fry to light brown. Place 1 or 2 slices ham and cheese between 2 pieces of chicken; continue to make 4 servings. Place chicken in pan and cook at 350° for 20–30 minutes.

Heat butter until melted, stir in flour, add remaining milk and heat. Stir until thickened. Add additional flour as necessary to thicken. Add mushrooms, pepper, and thyme; mix and heat until warm. When chicken is done, pour sauce over it and serve.


Fun Fact: The abbreviation “ORD” for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport comes from its original name, Orchard Field. In 1949, the name was changed in honor of Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare, the Navy’s first flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. To honor its namesake, the airport displays a Grumman F4F-3 aircraft replicating the one flown by Butch O'Hare during his Medal of Honor flight. The restored Wildcat is exhibited in Terminal Two at the west end of the ticketing lobby. O'Hare International Airport is the second busiest airport in the world, behind Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with 69,353,654 passengers passing through the airport in 2008. The same year, O’Hare had 881,566 aircraft operations, an average of 2,409 per day.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 742
Calories from Fat: 296

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