How To Turn Your Chick-Fil-A Order Into A Simple Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken cordon bleu is one of those meals that's a delight to order in restaurants and a pain to make at home. It traditionally features smoked ham, enveloped in gooey melty Swiss cheese, tucked into a lightly breaded chicken breast, and is typically served with a side of veggies or salad. Don't tell your French friends, but we've stumbled upon a simple chicken cordon bleu hack that relies on the convenience of some good old-fashioned American fast food.

Next time you're craving an upscale meal without the upscale costs (and cooking mess) head to your closest Chick-fil-A and pick up a couple of chicken sandwiches — you can either get a Chick-fil-A Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich for an unbreaded keto version of chicken cordon bleu, or a Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich which is made with freshly breaded chicken. Once you pick up your chicken, you're halfway to your fast-food-dinner-turned-fancy-food dinner. At home, all you need to do is cut your chicken patty in half, add a couple of slices of Swiss cheese, a couple of slices of ham, and a couple of sage leaves, and pop the whole shebang into your air fryer to melt the cheese and reheat the chicken. And don't forget that side salad; we recommend this excellent Everyday Salad With Herby Lemon Vinaigrette recipe.

To avoid wasting Chick-fil-A's toasted, buttery bun we highly recommend converting your chicken cordon bleu into a sandwich. To make it even easier, order the Chick-fil-A Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich, which comes with bacon that you can use as a sub for ham. Chick-fil-A is known for its tangy, smoky Chick-fil-A sauce and while chicken cordon bleu doesn't typically come with condiments splattered over the already flavorful dish, we do think the Chick-fil-A sauce or its honey mustard sauce would be a great addition to your Chick-fil-A cordon bleu.

If you're one of those people who just can't enjoy a reheated fast-food sandwich, we recommend giving this chicken cordon bleu soup recipe a try. By using Chick-fil-A chicken, you can skip the first couple of pre-cooking chicken steps and dive right into making the stock. Adding the chicken from the sandwich into a soup broth will ensure you don't dry out the meat at any point in the chicken-cordon-bleu-making process. And, to get super creative we recommend turning your leftover buns into homemade croutons.