Description
Chicken breasts rolled up with a crabmeat and mushroom mixture, topped with a white sauce and baked. I got this recipe from a friend and my family loves it. It’s easy to make and can be served with potatoes or rice.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat – drained, flaked and cartilage removed
- 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
- ⅓ cup crushed saltine crackers
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- ½ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- To 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.
- In a large skillet melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter and saute onion over medium heat until tender. Add crab
- mushrooms
- cracker crumbs
- parsley
- salt
- pepper and 2 tablespoons of the prepared white sauce. Heat through.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness. Spoon about 1/4 of the crab mixture onto the edge of each chicken breast; roll up and secure with toothpicks. Place chicken rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish
- then top with remaining white sauce.
- Cover dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika and bake
- uncovered
- for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove toothpicks and serve.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4