Name: Crab Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Butter, divided - 4 tablespoons; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; Chicken broth - 1 cup; Milk - ½ cup; Chopped onion - ¼ cup; Crabmeat - drained, flaked and cartilage removed - 1 (6 ounce) can; Sliced mushrooms, drained - 1 (4.5 ounce) can; Crushed saltine crackers - ⅓ cup; Minced fresh parsley - 2 tablespoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - 1 pinch; Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - 4; Shredded Swiss cheese - 1 cup; Paprika - ½ teaspoon

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Cooking:

10 min.

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Ingredients for - Crab Stuffed Chicken Breasts

1. Butter, divided - 4 tablespoons

2. All-purpose flour - ¼ cup

3. Chicken broth - 1 cup

4. Milk - ½ cup

5. Chopped onion - ¼ cup

6. Crabmeat - drained, flaked and cartilage removed - 1 (6 ounce) can

7. Sliced mushrooms, drained - 1 (4.5 ounce) can

8. Crushed saltine crackers - ⅓ cup

9. Minced fresh parsley - 2 tablespoons

10. Salt - ½ teaspoon

11. Ground black pepper - 1 pinch

12. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - 4

13. Shredded Swiss cheese - 1 cup

14. Paprika - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Crab Stuffed Chicken Breasts

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4. Stage

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 9x13 inch baking dish, then top with remaining white sauce.

5. Stage

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.