CHICKEN FILLING FOR CREPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Crepes:.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Beat with electric mixer until smooth.
• Lightly butter small skillet; heat over medium heat until bubbly.
• For each crepe, pour 1/4 cup of the batter into skillet.
• Immediately rotate skillet until thin film of batter covers bottom.
• Cook until light brown, turn, and cook other side until light brown.
• Stack crepes, covering with a towel to prevent drying out while preparing filling.
• Gravy:.
• Heat butter over low heat until melted in a sauce pan.
• Blend in flour and salt.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in broth.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Filling:.
• Sauté carrots, celery and onion in a little bit of oil in a skillet until tender.
• Mix chicken, vegetables, and just enough gravy to coat everything nicely in a bowl.
• Put about 1/4 cup of mixture on center of each crepe and roll up.
• Place crepes seam side down in a 9x13 baking dish.
• Pour remaining gravy over crepes.
• Bake uncovered in 350°F oven until crepes are hot, about 20 minutes.
• Can be frozen before baking, just thaw completely before putting in the oven.
• Also can freeze filling and crepes separate, just make sure to place wax paper between crepes before freezing.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Butter a large baking dish. Combine the chicken, ricotta, 1/2 cup parmesan, 3 tablespoons herbs, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Spoon about 1/4 cup filling across the lower half of each crepe; roll up to enclose the filling. Place the crepes, seam-side down, in the baking dish. Cover with foil and bake until the filling is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and cook until it softens, about 1 minute. Add the asparagus and cook until just tender, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth, lemon zest and the remaining 1 tablespoon herbs and simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup parmesan and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the crepes among plates, top with the asparagus and sauce, and sprinkle with parmesan.