Chicken Crepes Recipe
Chicken crepes are meat filled crepes prepared with cooked chicken and cheese. Spiced and seasoned to taste, the chicken crepes can be served for breakfast or supper and have mushrooms in it too. Baked to finish with added cheese on top, the chicken crepes make a simple yet light and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
3 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1/4 pound finely chopped fresh mushrooms
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup all purpose flour
3 cups milk
1 cup whipping cream
1 recipe Basic Crepes
Directions
Combine chicken and 1 cup cheese; set aside.
Saute mushrooms in 1 tablespoon butter until tender.
Stir in salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Melt 1/3 cup butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
Stir in whipping cream.
Combine chicken mixture, mushroom mixture, and 2/3 cup sauce, stirring well.
Spoon 1/3 cup mixture into center of each crepe, and roll up tightly; place crepes, seam side down, in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
Pour remaining sauce over crepes, and bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and bake an additional 5 minutes.
Saute mushrooms in 1 tablespoon butter until tender.
Stir in salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Melt 1/3 cup butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
Stir in whipping cream.
Combine chicken mixture, mushroom mixture, and 2/3 cup sauce, stirring well.
Spoon 1/3 cup mixture into center of each crepe, and roll up tightly; place crepes, seam side down, in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
Pour remaining sauce over crepes, and bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and bake an additional 5 minutes.
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