Cream Cheese Spinach Mushroom Crepe Filling Recipes

CREPES WITH SPINACH, BACON AND MUSHROOM FILLING

Steps:

• Prepare Basic Crepes recipe according to recipe directions. Separate with wax paper and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Reserve about 1 tablespoon drippings, add 1 tablespoon butter, and saute mushrooms.
• In a separate saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Whisk in 1/4 cup flour, stirring constantly, until a smooth paste is formed. Gradually stir in 1 cup milk, stirring constantly until a smooth thick gravy is formed. Add bacon, mushrooms, spinach, parsley, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Let cook until somewhat thick, about 10 minutes.
• In saucepan bring broth to a boil. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and lemon juice. Temper eggs and broth together whisking constantly so as to cook, but not to scramble the eggs. (Cooking eggs to 170 degrees F). Again, salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill each crepe with spinach and meat filling, roll up, and top with warm egg sauce.

MUSHROOM CREPES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the milk and ½ cup water, whisk to combine.
• Microwave the 2 tablespoons of butter on high power in 30 seconds intervals until just melted, stirring to dissolve any pieces. It should not be above 140ºF (60ºC) when added to the batter or the eggs will curdle.
• Make a well in the flour mixture. Add the melted butter. Gradually add the liquid egg mixture. Constantly whisk until a smooth batter forms. Alternatively, in a blender, add the eggs, milk, ½ cup water, flour, salt, and melted butter. Blend on medium speed until smooth, about 40 to 45 seconds.
• Strain the batter into a medium bowl to remove any clumps. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Once chilled, whisk in about ¼ cup of water to thin out the consistency. It should be similar to cream in texture.
• Heat a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Add ½ teaspoon butter, swirling to coat the pan. When melted, wipe the excess with a paper towel. There should be a thin film in the pan, coating the bottom and sides.
• Add a ¼ cup (60ml) of the batter to the 6 o'clock position of the skillet. Moving quickly, lift the skillet, tilt it slightly to coat the pan, and then swirl several times in a circular motion to evenly cover the entire skillet. Fill in any holes with batter as needed.
• Place the pan back over the heat. Cook until the edges pull away from the skillet and lightly golden brown underneath, about 45 seconds to 1 minute. Use a spatula to loosen. Use either your fingers or spatula to flip and cook until the bottom sets, about 10 to 30 seconds. Transfer the crepe to a plate.
• Stack the crepes on top of each other to keep warm while making the next batch, loosely cover with foil.
• Cook the remaining batter, wiping the pan clean and adding a thin layer of butter between each crepe.
• In a large skillet melt the butter over medium heat. Add the red onions and thyme, cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the minced garlic, saute for 30 seconds.
• Add the sliced mushrooms, salt, and black pepper. Sauté until the mushrooms release all their water, about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the baby spinach, stir and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the cream and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Evenly fill each crepe with the mushroom mixture, about ⅓ cup, and sprinkle some gruyere cheese on top. Fold over each side to close. Garnish with parsley, serve immediately.

SAVORY MUSHROOM, SPINACH & CHEESE CREPES

Steps:

• Make crepes if using homemade & set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet until hot enough to sizzle a slice of mushroom. Add the mushrooms all at once and cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until they begin to brown. About 10 minutes.
• Stir in the parsley, thyme, garlic, salt & pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir in the spinach. Cover & cook until just wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Uncover & add the goat cheese, stirring until melted.
• Spoon mixture down the center of each crepe. Roll up crepes and arrange side by side in a 13x9 baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Cover pan with foil and heat until cheese melts, about 15 minutes.
• Serve warm.

MUSHROOM CREPES WITH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the crepes using Nif's Basic Crepe Batter, recipe #354483.
• For the Cheese Sauce: Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Return to a low heat and cook for 5 minutes.
• Slowly pour in the cream, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened. Do NOT boil!
• Add the cheese and stir until the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth and creamy.
• For the filling:.
• Saute the mushrooms in half the butter for about 5 minutes.
• Pour in half the Cheese Sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
• Fill each crepe with the mushroom filling. Fold over and place in a buttered shallow baking dish. Dot with remaining butter and pour on the rest of the sauce.
• Bake in a 350F oven for 1/2 hour or until heated through.

CREPE FILLING

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Then mix in the pre-made (or store bought) whipped cream. Mix just until smooth.
• Spread on top of crepes and add desired toppings.

HAM AND SPINACH CREPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the milk, water, eggs and oil. Combine flour and cornbread mix; add to egg mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour., For filling, in a large skillet, saute onions in butter until tender. Add the ham, spinach, cream cheese, mustard, nutmeg and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Remove from the heat; keep warm., Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat; pour 3 tablespoons batter into center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to evenly coat bottom. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing skillet as needed., Spoon about 3 tablespoons of filling down the center of 22 crepes (save remaining crepes for another use). Roll up and place seam side down in two 13x9-in. baking dishes. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes., Combine topping ingredients. Remove foil; sprinkle topping over crepes. Bake 5 minutes longer or until heated through.

SPINACH CHICKEN CREPES RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine baby spinach and water in large skillet then place over medium heat. Heat spinach, tossing occasionally until completely wilted and achieves a uniform, dark green color. Transfer spinach to colander to drain and cool.
• Return skillet to medium heat to melt butter. Add onions then cook for about 3-4 minutes, until they are translucent and tender. Add garlic, mushrooms and salt then toss to coat evenly with butter. Let cook for about 8 minutes-until the mushrooms are cooked and the liquid has completely evaporated. Add white wine (if using) and thyme then cook for about 2 minutes, until completely evaporated. If you're not using wine, continue on to the next step.
• Add thyme, diced or shredded chicken and chicken broth then bring to a bubble. Continue cooking for about 5-6 minutes until the liquid has reduced by at least half. Reduce heat to low then stir in the cream cheese and Parmesan. Squeeze as much liquid as possible from the spinach, coarsely chop then stir it into the sauce. Once cheese melts and the spinach has incorporated, remove skillet from the heat then preheat the oven to broil.
• Coat a 9" x 13" casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside. Place approximately ½ cup of filling into the center of each crepe then roll up like a burrito. Arrange filled crepes in casserole dish then top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Place crepes under the broiler for 1½-2 minutes just to melt cheese and brown it slightly, but don't walk away! Keep an eye on these while they are under the broiler because they can burn quickly! Remove from oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!

BAKED SPINACH MUSHROOM CREPES WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the crepes, heat butter in a skillet until golden brown, about 2 minutes, and let cool. Mix eggs, milk, flour, 4 pinches of salt and pepper in a blender for about 1 minute. Add browned butter to egg mixture and mix about 30 more seconds. Stir chives and parsley into egg mixture and set aside.
• For the filling, melt half of the butter in a large skillet, add spinach and stir over high heat until spinach is wilted. Season spinach mixture with salt and pepper, squeeze and set aside in a bowl.
• Heat remaining butter in skillet and sauté mushrooms, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper, stir in spinach and cheese and set aside.
• In a large (preferably nonstick) skillet, fry egg mixture into 8 thin crepes. Grease pan with oil after each crepe. Fry crepes until golden brown on both sides.
• Preheat oven to 200°C (approximately 400°F). Spread spinach mixture up centers of crepes, roll up firmly and place side-by-side in a baking dish. Boil cream and let simmer for 1-2 minutes. Season cream with salt, pepper and nutmeg, pour over crepes and sprinkle with cheese. Bake crepes until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Serve crepes immediately.

MUSHROOM CREPES

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients for the crepe batter into a medium/large bowl. Mix with a hand (immersion) blender or in a stand blender until smooth. You can also just whisk it by hand.
• Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let stand for 30 minutes. While the batter is resting, prepare the filling.
• Prepare the ingredients: Cut the mushrooms into 1/4-inch (5mm) slices (cut bigger mushrooms in half and then into slices). Chop the shallots, finely chop the garlic. Wash thoroughly spinach and chop it roughly into smaller pieces. Shred the cheese on the large holes of a box grater.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the shallots, cook for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and thyme, cook for 30 seconds. Transfer the onion with garlic to a large bowl.
• Heat another 1 tablespoon of oil over high heat, add 1/2 of the mushrooms in an even layer. Don't stir for the first 1-2 minutes then stir from time to time and cook the mushrooms until the water is evaporated and the mushrooms are browned. Repeat with the remaining mushrooms. Transfer the mushrooms to the bowl with onions.
• Add the spinach to the pan and cook it briefly until lightly wilted. Transfer to the bowl.
• Add the shredded cheese to the bowl, season the filling with salt and pepper, stir until combined.
• Whisk the crepe batter before using. Add a small amount of butter (about 1/2 teaspoon) to a non-stick skillet/pancake pan and heat the butter over medium heat (high heat if you don't have a powerful stovetop) until it's melted and the pan is well-heated.
• Keeping the pan in your left hand (not on the burner) and the bowl with batter in your right hand, pour a small amount of batter into the pan, tilting and swirling the pan until a thin layer of batter coats the bottom of the pan. You can also pour in the batter with a measuring cup (1/4 cup) or with a ladle if that's more convenient for you, although the amount of batter needed will vary depending on the size of the pan.
• Cook the crepe for about 30 seconds or until the edges are looking dry and the bottom is light brown (lift the crepe with a spatula to check).
• Slide a flexible silicone spatula under the crepe and flip it on the other side. Cook for about 10 seconds. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• Place some of the filling on one half of the crepe. Fold the crepe in half then again in half creating a triangle (you can also roll them up if you wish).
• Heat a small amount of butter in the pan, add the filled crepes and cook on both sides until golden and crispy and the cheese is melted.
• Enjoy!

CREAMY MUSHROOM CREPE FILLING

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 pound chopped wild mushrooms and 2 thyme sprigs; saute until the mushrooms are golden, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add 2/3 cup heavy cream; toss to warm through. Remove from the heat and add a handful of parsley.