Chicken Or Turkey Cheese Crepes Recipes

SAVORY CHEESY CHICKEN CREPES

Steps:

• Make crepe batter by placing eggs, salt, flour, and milk in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Lightly grease the pan. Pour a little of the crepe batter in the pan and swirl it around to cover the bottom of the pan. Let cook about 1 minute, until surface loses its shine. Flip carefully. (see video for demonstration). Repeat until all batter has been used.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan.
• Make the filling by combining the sour cream, mushrooms, olives, green onion, celery, chicken, and half the cheddar cheese in a mixing bowl. Place a heaping spoonful in the center of each crepe. Fold ends and sides over and place in prepared pan.
• Bake 20 minutes at 400°. Remove from oven and sprinkle on 1 cup grated cheese. Bake another 10 minutes until cheese is melted.

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 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-CHEESE CREPES

Steps:

• Note: make crepes *first*; then they will be ready when the sauce and filling are finished.
• CREPES: Mix all crepe ingredients in a bowl and beat with a rotary beater until blended.
• Heat a lightly greased 6-inch skillet.
• Remove from heat.
• Spoon in about 2 tablespoons of batter; lift and tilt skillet to spread batter.
• Return to heat; brown on one side only.
• (Or, cook on an inverted crepe pan.)
• Invert pan over paper toweling; remove crepe.
• Repeat to make 16-18 crepes; greasing skillet occasionally.
• Unfilled crepes freeze well, so if you have any remaining crepes, store them in your freezer.
• Just make a stack, alternating each crepe with 2 layers of waxed paper.
• Then overwrap the stack in a moisture-vaporproof bag.
• Freeze up to 4 months.
• Let crepes thaw at room temperature about 1 hour before using.
• CHEESE SAUCE: In a medium saucepan melt butter. Stir in flour and salt.
• Add milk, water and chicken bouillon granules all at once.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes more.
• Stir in cheese, wine, parsley and pepper sauce.
• Remove 1 cup of the cheese sauce and set aside.
• Stir drained mushrooms into remaining sauce.
• FILLING: Cook peas according to package directions; drain.
• Combine peas, chicken/turkey, pimento and the 1 cup reserved cheese sauce.
• Spread about 1/4 cup filling over the unbrowned side of each crepe, leaving a 1/4-inch rim around edge.
• Roll up crepe.
• Place, seam side down, in a 12x7x2 inch baking dish.
• Repeat with remaining crepes.
• Pour the remaining cheese sauce over crepes.
• Sprinkle with paprika, if desired.
• Cover; bake in a 375 oven for 18-20 minutes or until heated through.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

TURKEY CREPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. In another bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder; add to egg mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour., Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir batter. Fill a 1/4-cup measure with batter; pour into center of pan. Quickly lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn crepe over and cook until bottom is cooked, 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pan as needed. When cool, stack crepes between pieces of waxed paper or paper towels., For filling, in a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add peas and carrots and onion; cook and stir until onion is tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in milk and broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 5-8 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients; heat through., Spread 1/4 cup filling down the center of each crepe; fold sides and ends over filling and roll up. Wipe out skillet. In batches, heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Cook crepes until golden brown, 2-4 minutes on each side.