An extremely easy and quick recipe, these bread cordon bleu are ideal for a quick lunch or as a last-minute dinner saver. They are a great alternative to the classic meat cordon bleu; in this case, you only need simple sandwich bread and the classic filling of cooked ham and cheese.
Bread cordon bleu are a “zero hassle” recipe and will please everyone, thanks to the melty and soft filling.
They can be cooked in an air fryer or in an oven or in a pan with a little oil; in either case, the result will be a very crispy crust outside and a soft and tasty inside. Very few ingredients are needed, and the steps are very simple.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 8 slices of sandwich bread
- 1.76 oz cooked ham
- 3.53 oz provola cheese
- 1 egg (only egg white or whole)
- to taste salt
- to taste bread crumbs
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
Flatten the slices of sandwich bread with a rolling pin. Cut them with a round cookie cutter or a cup to obtain bread discs.
Fill one disc with 2 thin slices of provola, a piece of ham, and another 2 slices of provola. Cover with another bread disc and seal the edges by pinching them with your fingers. Continue this way for all the cordon bleu.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, open an egg and keep only the egg white. Alternatively, the whole egg works fine too. In another bowl, pour the bread crumbs with a pinch of salt. Coat the cordon bleu first in the egg white and then in the bread crumbs, making sure it adheres well on all sides and edges.
Place them in the air fryer basket, add a spray of extra virgin olive oil and cook them at 392°F for 10 minutes, flipping them halfway through. Or in a preheated oven at 392°F for 15-20 minutes or in a pan with a little oil until they are golden and crispy.
Serve while still hot and enjoy! Bon appétit!
Tips for you
✔ For this recipe, it is necessary to cook the bread cordon bleu directly in the basket of the air fryer without trays or parchment paper: in this way, they will cook thanks to the air passing 360 degrees from bottom to top, which allows for an ideal air frying. Trays or parchment paper would impede this as they would block the air circulating inside the air fryer.
✔ The spray oil I used is available in supermarkets. I recommend one of these because their spray is truly nebulizing and controlled, as well as being really excellent. You can find some by clicking here. Alternatively, you can buy a spray bottle that you can fill yourself with your preferred oil. I leave you the link to an excellent sprayer here.
✔ I recommend using a BBQ mesh to place directly in the non-stick basket of your air fryer: the mesh protects the non-stick coating of the basket (which will remain like new) and allows the food to cook evenly, allowing air to pass 360 degrees. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here.
✔ You can use perforated parchment paper (important: otherwise, air won’t pass underneath and above). You can also find it by clicking here.
✔ For this recipe, I used the air fryer COSORI 4.7, which you can find on Amazon here.
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