CHICKEN CORDON BLEU CASSEROLE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line with foil and lightly spray a small baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Melt butter over medium high heat in a saute pan.
• Add chicken and saute until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in shallots and saute until softened, 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle mixture with flour, cook 1 minute.
• Combine apple juice and broth; slowly add to chicken in saute pan, stirring constantly to avoid clumping.
• Stir in cream, Parmesan, mustard, and thyme; simmer after each addition until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Add BLANCHED broccoli; season with salt and cayenne pepper.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Hollow out loaves by cutting off tops and tearing out insides. (Remove as much bread as possible.).
• Compress any remaining bread inside loaves to make room for filling-you need space.
• Toast loaves directly on oven rack, about 5 minutes; remove to prepared baking sheet.
• Arrange ham slices in bottom of each loaf.
• Using a slotted spoon, divide chicken mixture evenly between rolls, RESERVING sauce in pan for last step.
• Top the chicken in each loaf with a slice of Swiss and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon Parmesan.
• Bake "casseroles" until cheese melts, 7-10 minutes. (For extra browning, broil casseroles on high, 3-5 minutes.).
• Serve each casserole with reserved cream sauce.