Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza Braid – we are obsessed with this quick meal! Pizza dough stuffed with chicken, ham, alfredo sauce, swiss cheese, and dijon mustard and topped with grated parmesan cheese. SO easy to make! A great way to use up leftover chicken and holiday ham. We make this at least once a month. We love this for lunch, dinner, and as a party appetizer. Kids and adults gobble this up!
Roll out pizza dough vertically on a 10x15-inch baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
In a bowl, mix together chicken, ham, cheese, alfredo sauce, and dijon mustard. Spread the chicken mixture down the center of the pizza dough.
Cut 12 strips on each side of the dough. To braid, lift strips of dough across mixture to meet in center. Continue alternating strips to form a braid.
Brush braid with melted butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes - until golden brown.
Notes:
I used a can of refrigerated pizza dough for this recipe. You can substitute a can of crescent roll dough.
If using crescent dough, do not separate the rolls and seal perforations and seams.
You may have some leftover filling if using crescent rolls.
My favorite jarred Alfredo sauce is Rao’s. I also like Trader Joe’s and Bertolli d’Italia Alfredo sauce.
You can substitute an equivalent amount of homemade Alfredo sauce.
I use shredded swiss cheese in this recipe. You can use any type of cheese that you enjoy in this dish. Mozzarella cheese, fontina, asiago, or provolone cheese are equally delicious.
Feel to add your favorite vegetable to the chicken mixture.
Bell peppers, spinach, green onions, mushrooms, and broccoli are delicious.
Can Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza be made in advance? Yes! You can assemble the braid and refrigerate it overnight before baking.
Can Chicken Braid be frozen? Yes! Bake the braid and let it cool completely. Wrap the braid in plastic wrap and aluminum foil and freeze. When ready to eat, thaw and reheat in the microwave or covered with aluminum foil in the oven.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.