Panera’s Rooster Cordon Bleu Soften Stacked Toasted Baguette affords smoked pulled hen, Black Forest ham, smoked gouda, blended greens, and nation mustard on a toasted French baguette.
The sandwich measures at barely lower than 11 inches and comes with a facet (your alternative of chips, baguette, or apple). I paid $14.49 for the Rooster Cordon Bleu Soften.
Oddly sufficient, this sandwich was chosen by readers in November Reader’s Selection ballot. It is odd as a result of I already reviewed the Black Forest Ham & Gouda Soften, which is mainly identical sandwich minus the hen. Regardless, right here we’re so right here we go:
For a sandwich of its measurement, the Rooster Cordon Bleu Soften did not have as a lot heft as I believed it could. I am not saying it was mild, however I appear to keep in mind that a similarly-sized sandwich from say, Jersey Mike’s and even Subway, had some extra weight to it.
The blended greens had been a inexperienced and crimson leaf lettuce mix. Past a bit little bit of dietary worth, I do not know why they’re within the sandwich as they did not present any crunch as they wilted from the warmth of the sandwich and so they did not add any taste.
The smoked gouda was properly melted however wasn’t plentiful sufficient for any kind of cheese pull available. The flavour additionally acquired misplaced within the shuffle, which was a disgrace as I do get pleasure from smoked gouda.
The ham was a bit too easy however provided the requisite salty pork taste. It got here in a good, overlapping layer of folded slices. The hen turned out rather well texture-wise. It was tender and juicy with a meaty chew to it. I imagine they cook dinner it sous vide someplace within the course of as the feel turned out rather well. There was a fairly good quantity of hen within the sandwich and it had a reasonably impartial chicken-y taste. I did not choose up a lot in the best way of smoky notes.
The bread was properly toasted for a crispy, crackly crust. Inside, it was considerably dense, moist, and comfortable with some chew to it. My specific loaf was oddly segmented.
The nation mustard appears to be largely a mix of mayo and brown mustard. For essentially the most half, it offered a creamy, savory mustard taste and a barely caramelized sweetness.
For these unfamiliar, hen sous-chef (“blue ribbon hen”) is often a flattened hen breast layered with ham and cheese, rolled up right into a log, after which breaded and fried (or baked). Right here, you’ve got hen, ham, and cheese however no crispy breading. One of many hallmarks of consuming hen cordon blue is whenever you reduce into it and the cheese oozes out. Right here, there was nary a cheese pull or ooze to be discovered. Moreover, the strongest taste all through was truly the nation mustard so I might say that the hen sous-chef side of the sandwich was marginal.
General, Panera’s Rooster Cordon Bleu Soften Stacked Toasted Baguette was gratifying sufficient as a fairly meaty, pretty massive sandwich with a tasty sauce and crispy bread however did not fairly reside as much as the title “Rooster Cordon Bleu Soften” due in a big half to not having sufficient cheese. That being mentioned, quick meals “melts” generally are likely to whiff on the precise soften side so I am not stunned. For all of the smoky components (particularly the ham, hen, and cheese), the sandwich was fairly mild on smoky notes.
Dietary Information – Rooster Cordon Bleu Soften Stacked Toasted Baguette
Energy – 1060 (from Fats – 290)
Fats – 32g (Saturated Fats – 17g)
Sodium – 3440mg
Carbs – 119g (Sugar – 8g)
Protein – 73g
