Chickenfrenchcrpes Recipes

CHICKEN CREPES WITH CREAMY TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender combine all the crepe ingredients and blend on high for one minute, refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• While the batter is chilling, prepare the filling.
• In a medium bowl combine all filling ingredients together.
• Spray a nonstick sauté pan with Butter flavored spray.
• Heat pan on medium high heat for one minute.
• Pour a scant 1/4 crepe batter into the pan using a circular motion.
• You will want the crepe to be approximately 6" in diameter.
• Slant the pan to evenly distribute the batter.
• Cook until the crepe is golden- about 1 minute per side.
• Remove and place in between sheets of waxed paper.
• Continue process until you have 6 crepes.
• Place 1/3 cup filling mixture on crepe and roll up tightly.
• Place seam side down in a microwave safe dish.
• Save any additional filling that is left over.
• To Prepare The Sauce: Place flour in a saucepan.
• Gradually add the milk and chicken broth, stirring with a whisk until well blended.
• Stir in tarragon, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Add any remaining filling mixture to sauce.
• Cook over medium heat for 8 minutes or until sauce is thickened and coats the back of a spoon.
• Cover crepes loosely with plastic wrap and microwave on high for approximately 3 minutes.
• Pour sauce over crepes and serve.

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM CREPES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup flour and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add 2 cups milk, chicken bouillon cubes, salt, and pepper; cook and stir until thickened into a sauce, about 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream and sherry.
• Scoop 1 cup sauce into a bowl; keep warm. Stir chicken and 1 teaspoon parsley into remaining sauce in the skillet. Simmer until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Beat 1 cup milk, 3/4 cup flour, egg, 1 tablespoon melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and baking powder together in a bowl to make crepe batter.
• Grease a 7-inch skillet lightly; heat over medium heat. Pour 2 tablespoons batter into the skillet, swirling to spread evenly. Cook crepe until golden brown, about 30 seconds per side. Transfer crepe to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter, separating crepes with waxed paper and covering to keep warm.
• Scoop 1/4 cup chicken mixture onto each crepe and roll up. Spoon reserved 1 cup sauce over filled crepes. Garnish with remaining 1 teaspoon parsley.

CHICKEN CREPES IN SHERRIED MORNAY SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook chicken in water with the celery, onion, and bay leaf until it is done, about 35-45 minutes. Remove from the stock and cool.
• Remove meat from the bones, discarding the skin anhd chop into bite sized pieces. Reserve stock for another use after defatting it.
• While chicken is cooking,saute the green onions and mushrooms in the butter until just tender.
• Add well-drained spinach,undiluted soup.chicken,and seasonings and mix well until totally blended.
• Place a heaping spoonful of the mixture in the center of each crepe and roll.
• Place in a shallow oven-proof dish, seam side down.
• Cover with the sherried mornay sauce, sprinkle the top with the parmesean cheese and paprika and bake until hot, about 20-30 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.
• Crepes can be filled, quick-frozen on cookie sheets, then transfered to plastic bags for freezer storage. Do not freeze the sauce.
• This dish can also be prepared early in the day ( sauce and all), covered, and refrigerated. If refrigerated, cover with foil and bake for about 35 minutes; remove foil and bake about 10 minutes longer until sauce is bubbling.
• A serving is two crepes per person.
• Sherried Mornay Sauce:.
• Make a white roux with the butter and flour.
• Add milk and whisk over medium heat.
• Boil 1 minute, whisking constantly.
• Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, cream, and sherry.
• Bring to a simmer while whisking, and add cheese and nutmeg.Whisk until cheese is completely melted, then remove from heat.
• Pour sauce over crepes and top with a sprinkling of parmesean and paprika.
• Serve with any extra sauce.

CHICKEN STREET CREPES

Steps:

• Mix milk, flour, eggs, melted butter, and salt together in a blender until combined. Let mixture rest for 15 minutes.
• Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat; lightly coat with cooking spray. Add 1/2 cup of batter and swirl the skillet so the batter completely covers the bottom. Cook until bottom is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Loosen the edges with a rubber spatula and use your fingers to quickly flip the crepe. Cook 1 minute more.
• Slide crepe out of the skillet. Repeat with remaining batter, spraying skillet in between crepes. Stack cooked crepes directly on top of each other to maintain temperature.
• Melt butter in a separate skillet over medium-high heat. Saute spinach and shallots until softened, about 3 minutes. Add chicken and mix to combine and heat through, 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside.
• Spread 2 tablespoons Brie cheese onto each crepe; add chicken mixture. Fold crepe in half, return to the skillet, and heat until cheese is melted. Remove from skillet and roll into a cone shape.

PARISIENNE CHICKEN CREPES

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Blend in flour.
• Then add chicken broth and salt; stir and cook over moderate heat about 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in mushrooms, cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Mix egg yolk with cream.
• Stir small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk.
• Then stir egg mixture into saucepan.
• Cook over low heat for another minute.
• Stir in chicken.
• In a large shallow baking dish, fill crepes with chicken mixture, fold over.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake in a 350F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

CHICKEN CREPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add garlic and cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add spinach and stir until wilted. Transfer to a work surface, chop, and set aside.
• Mix 3/4 cup bechamel with chicken. Working with one at a time, place crepe on a work surface. Arrange 1/4 cup chicken mixture and 1 heaping tablespoon spinach down center of crepe; roll into a cylinder. Transfer, seam-side down, to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; assemble and arrange more crepes, leaving 1/2 inch in between each. Spoon more bechamel on top and sprinkle with cheese. Bake until bubbly, about 15 minutes. Switch oven to broiler setting and cook until browning in spots, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Sprinkle with parsley.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE CREPES

Steps:

• Dice the chicken breast into small pea shaped pieces and set aside. Strain the spinach to make sure all of the water is out and also set it aside.
• Melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the onions until just browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add chicken into the pan and cook on medium high for about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and stir to incorporate.
• Bring the heat down to low and stir in the Swiss cheese and the spinach. Salt and pepper to taste and turn the heat off.
• Heat a 10 inch skillet on medium high and cook crepes according to the package directions or 2 minutes on each side.
• Once all crepes are cooked I then fill each one with 3 tbsp of the chicken filling and I smother the crepes in my Swiss cheese sauce (Recipe #241932) which is posted on this site.