CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

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A friend made this for me when he found out that I love crab. It was very good and I asked for the recipe. I usually serve this with rice and green beans.

Provided by Eldeevee

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 (7 1/2 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained and chopped (I always use fresh mushrooms)
10 saltine crackers, coarsely crumbled
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper
1 cup swiss cheese, shredded
1/2 teaspoon paprika

Steps:

  • Pound chicken to about 1/8" thick between 2 pieces of waxed paper.
  • In a saucepan, melt 3 tbsp of butter; blend in flour. Add milk, chicken broth, and wine all at once; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Set aside.
  • In skillet cook onion in 1 tbsp of butter until tender, but not brown. Stir in crab, mushrooms, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir in 2 tbsp of the sauce.
  • Top each chicken piece with about 1/4 cup of the crab mixture. Fold sides in; roll up.
  • Place seam down in a 12x8x2-inch baking dish.
  • Pour remaining sauce over all.
  • Bake, covered at 350°F until chicken is tender, about 1 hour.
  • Uncover; sprinkle with Swiss cheese and paprika.
  • Bake until cheese melts, about 2 minutes.

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