cordon bleu

adjective

cor·​don bleu ˌkȯr-(ˌ)dän-ˈblü 

: stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese

chicken cordon bleu

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

As delicious as traditional chicken cordon bleu tastes, prepping and stuffing chicken breasts is time-consuming. —Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2022

That includes many frozen foods found in grocery stores, including chicken cordon bleu and chicken Kyiv products that appear to be cooked through but are only heat-treated to set the batter or breading. —CBS News, 1 Aug. 2022

That includes many frozen foods found in grocery stores, including chicken cordon bleu and chicken Kyiv products that appear to be cooked through but are only heat-treated to set the batter or breading. —David Pitt, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022

The truck includes empanadas with a number of savory fillings like shrimp and cordon bleu. —Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2022

Besides dishes such as sole meunière, boeuf bourguignon and veal cordon bleu, there was also beef stroganoff, osso buco and tarama spread, a Greek-style appetizer based on salmon roe. —Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 30 July 2022

Entrees include prime rib, salmon, ham, shrimp and scallops, filet mignon, New York sirloin, redfish, rigatoni alla vodka, pork loin, shrimp scampi, leg of lamb, chicken cordon bleu, shrimp and vegetable ravioli. —Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2022

Other Easter dinner selections include chicken Oscar ($12.95), chicken cordon bleu ($13.95) and Virginia baked ham, roast turkey, pork loin, or spinach pie ($12.95). —Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2022

Entrees, for one, are 12-ounce ribeye ($56.95), crab cakes ($48.95), chicken cordon bleu ($46.95) and vegetarian risotto ($38.95). —Susan Dunne, courant.com, 8 Feb. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

after earlier cordon bleu "exceptional cook," borrowed from French, literally, "blue ribbon," referring to the blue ribbon or sash worn by the Chevaliers du Saint-Esprit, the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbon kings

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above