Quick Chicken Cordon Blue for Two

Let me preface this post by first saying that my husband and I had just woken up from a nap, were both a bit groggy and both hangry (angry because you are hungry) when we started making this dish. My husband also has ADD and when he is tired, sleepy and out of it, he has the attention span of a goldfish with Alzheimers. Thus, we dubbed this meal, "Divorce Chicken".

*CAUTION: Do not make with your spouse if you are tired, hangry, or cranky!*

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quick_chicken_cordon_bleu_for_2.html

Now, the recipe itself is not that difficult. We learned that chicken breasts that we buy at the grocery store are much larger than most Eating Well recipes call for, (our average being about 8-9oz and the recipe calling for 5-6oz with the tenders removed.) We decided to just make the larger chicken breasts with the original amount of topping and just add the extra chicken later to our calorie count. We also learned that I, apparently, can't read when I've just woken up.

See, the recipe calls for 1/2oz. of chopped ham. I did not see the slash and went ahead and chopped 12oz. of ham. You should have seen me. This dieting thing has been really getting under my skin psychologically and although I know I'm generally not hungry, knowing that I'm dieting has me feeling starved and cranky all the time. When I chopped up all the ham I was practically dancing across the floor in with glee thinking, "Ham is free!! No calories in ham!!" (I call this lapse in logical thinking, "dieting brain" where something that is very obviously not true, seems true, because your brain will only allow you to see what you want it to instead of the grim reality that 12oz of ham is, in fact, high in calories.) So, I bring my hubbers the giant bowl of ham and he looks at it, then back at the cooking chicken, then back at the bowl. He has this look that says, "How am I supposed to use all this ham? If I sprinkle it on top of the chicken, it will bury the chicken." That's when logic kicked back in and I went back to check the original recipe. *oopsy...*

Another tip: let your cream cheese warm a bit before using. If it's room temperature, it will be easier to spread.

This recipe was delicious. Just as advertised, it tasted damn close to the original thing. This will definitely be made again, although maybe when I am much more alert.

Also, we made it with purple cauliflower, not dyed cauliflower.

Overall rating:

Number of Calories: 280 (as the original) 333 (with the extra large breasts)

Will I "Make Again"?: Absolutely!!

Tastiness?: 5/5

Fills my tummy?: 4/5