Thursday, May 22, 2008

Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Crepes

This was a good and "different" meal from Cooking Light, and it's easy to cut the recipe in half (good when cooking for 2). I shredded a cooked chicken breast, but you can also use a rotisserie chicken. I also didn't have any crème fraîche, so I used sour cream instead. You can make crème fraîche by mixing buttermilk with heavy whipping cream (recipe below).

Ingredients:
teaspoon butter
1 cup vertically sliced onion
1 garlic clove, minced
3 cups thinly sliced baby portobello mushroom caps (about 6 ounces)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1/4 cup crème fraîche
2 cups shredded roasted skinless, boneless chicken breast
6 (9-inch) packaged French crepes (such as Melissa's)
Thyme sprigs (optional)

Directions:
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 2 minutes or until onion begins to brown. Add mushrooms, salt, and pepper; cook 3 minutes or until liquid evaporates and mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently. Add wine, and cook 3 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates, stirring frequently. Add broth and fresh thyme; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add crème fraîche, stirring until well blended. Add chicken, tossing to coat.
Place 1 crepe on each of 6 plates. Spoon about 1/3 cup mushroom mixture into center of each crepe;
roll up. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired. Serve immediately.

Yield: 6 servings

Nutritional Info:
CALORIES 272(30% from fat); FAT 9.1g (sat 5g,mono 2.8g,poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 19.4g; CHOLESTEROL 66mg; CALCIUM 66mg; SODIUM 643mg; FIBER 0.8g; IRON 2.1mg;
CARBOHYDRATE 27.5g

Crème Fraîche:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 TBSP buttermilk
In a medium saucepan over low heat, warm the cream to 105 degrees F (40 degrees C). Remove from heat and stir in the buttermilk. Transfer the cream to a large bowl and allow this mixture to stand in a warm place, loosely covered with plastic wrap, until thickened but still of pouring consistency. Stir and taste every 6 - 8 hours. This process takes anywhere from 24 to 36 hours, depending on your room temperature. The crème fraîche is ready when it is thick with a slightly nutty sour taste. Chill cream, in the refrigerator, for several hours before using. Crème fraîche may be made and stored in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, this looks delicious! And so beautifully presented!

bethanyjg said...

mmm... Peter loves to make sweet crepes, so maybe I can get him to try these. btw - is that an "india" bowl in the pic? :)

Maryanna said...

Bethany, No, it's Italian pottery called "Vietri Incanto." My favorite!!!