Chicken cordon blue: home made bread crumbs (seasoned with rosemary and thyme)

Get ingredients together.

Butterfly chicken by slicing in 1/2 lengthwise, not through

I put plastic below and over the chicken and hammer it with the rolling pin to flatten it.

Apopular Chef suggests smacking the chicken with a fry pan.  If you use the method make certain the handle is riveted on.  I broke the handle off a fry pan! 

Stuff the flattened chicken with sliced ham and swiss cheese.

Fold the chicken around the filling.  I rubbed the out side with water to make the crumbs stick.  Egg wash  works well.

I added rosemary and thyme to the bread crumbs.  You can buy panko crumbs or  breadcrumbs..

Chicken on the broiling pan of a counter top oven.

Finished cooking 25 mins at 350.  Finished when juices run clear....remember there is pink ham inside.  You are looking for the chicken part to be white.

Slice in 1/2 diagonally  to make certain chicken is cooked.  Stack on piece on top of the other...use hollandaise sauce if desired.