{"id":7222,"date":"2026-08-24T22:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2026-08-24T22:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:23:41","slug":"4-ingredient-chicken-cordon-bleu-crescent-braid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/4-ingredient-chicken-cordon-bleu-crescent-braid\/","title":{"rendered":"4-Ingredient Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Braid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a04-Ingredient Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Braid<\/h1>\n<p>This easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Braid is crispy, buttery, cheesy, and packed with tender chicken and savory ham. It looks impressive on the table, but it is surprisingly simple to make!<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 can 8-ounce refrigerated crescent dough sheet<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>4\u20136 slices deli ham<\/li>\n<li>4\u20136 slices Swiss cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong> to 375\u00b0F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the dough:<\/strong> Unroll the crescent dough onto the baking sheet. If using regular crescent rolls instead of a seamless sheet, pinch the seams together firmly to create one solid rectangle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create the braid:<\/strong> Lightly mark the dough lengthwise into three sections, leaving the center section about 3 inches wide. Cut diagonal strips along both sides of the dough, stopping before reaching the center.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the filling:<\/strong> Place the shredded chicken down the center of the dough, leaving a little space at the ends. Layer the ham over the chicken, then place the Swiss cheese on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seal the ends:<\/strong> Fold the top and bottom portions of the dough over the filling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Braid:<\/strong> Starting at the top, cross one strip of dough over the filling, then alternate sides as you work your way down. Continue until the entire filling is covered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong> Bake for <strong>18\u201322 minutes<\/strong>, or until the crescent dough is puffed and beautifully golden brown and the cheese is melted. The chicken filling should reach <strong>165\u00b0F<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest and serve:<\/strong> Let the braid rest for about 5 minutes before slicing. Serve warm with Dijon mustard or honey mustard for dipping.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Easy Tip<\/h3>\n<p>For an extra-golden finish, brush the top of the braid with a little beaten egg before baking. You can also sprinkle a small amount of garlic powder or dried thyme over the chicken for extra flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a04-Ingredient Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Braid This easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Braid is crispy, buttery, cheesy, and packed with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7224,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7222\/revisions\/7224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}