crab stuffed chicken breasts
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Chicken breasts rolled up with a crab meat and mushroom mixture, topped with a white sauce and baked.
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For crab stuffed chicken breasts
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4 Tbspbutter, divided
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1/4 call purpose flour
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1 cchicken broth
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1/2 cmilk
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1/4 conion, chopped
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6 ozcrab meat
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4 ozsliced mushrooms, drained
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1/3 csaltine crackers, crushed
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2 Tbspfresh parsley, minced
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 pinchpepper
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4skinless boneless chicken breasts
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1 cswiss cheese, shredded
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1/2 tsppaprika
How To Make crab stuffed chicken breasts
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1To Make White Sauce: Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in flour until smooth, then gradually stir in broth and milk. Bring all to a boil; boil, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
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2In a large skillet melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter and saute onion over medium heat until tender.
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3Add crab, mushrooms, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of the prepared white sauce. Heat through.
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4Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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5Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.
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6Spoon about 1/4 of the crab mixture onto the edge of each chicken breast; roll up and secure with toothpicks.
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7Place chicken rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish, then top with remaining white sauce.
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8Cover dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
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9Sprinkle with cheese and paprika and bake, uncovered, for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
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10Remove toothpicks and serve.
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