Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken-breast halves (about 5 ounces each)
4 thin slices cooked ham
4 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
4 thin slices Swiss cheese
4 tablespoons butter

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Slice each chicken breast horizontally to form a pocket.

Brush each ham slice with mustard and fold in half. Fold a cheese slice around each ham slice. Insert in pockets of chicken and secure with toothpicks.

Melt butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in butter until browned, about 4 minutes per side.

Place skillet in oven. Bake chicken until an instant-read thermometer inserted in center of the meat registers 180F, 15 to 20 minutes.

Variation:
Turn this recipe into a hearty Reuben-style chicken dish by using prepared Thousand Island dressing instead of Dijon-style mustard and serving the chicken with sauerkraut and slices of toasted rye bread. It's not quite as low carb as Chicken Cordon Bleu, but it's close!

Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 294
Protein: 15g
Fat: 1g
Carbohydrates: 1g
Sodium: 405
Cholesterol: 120mg
Fiber: 0