Indulge in the culinary delight of crab-stuffed chicken breasts, where succulent crab meat finds its perfect match in tender chicken. This delectable dish, a harmonious blend of flavors and textures, is sure to tantalize your taste buds.
Prepared with utmost care, each chicken breast is delicately split and filled with a lavish crab stuffing, crafted using fresh crab meat, a medley of aromatic herbs, and a touch of zesty lemon. The stuffed chicken breasts are then meticulously wrapped in crispy prosciutto, adding a layer of savory richness to each bite.
Accompanying the crab-stuffed chicken breasts are three delightful sauces, each offering a distinct flavor profile. The creamy lemon sauce, with its vibrant citrus notes, perfectly complements the delicate flavors of the crab and chicken. The tangy tomato sauce, bursting with Italian herbs, adds a touch of vibrant acidity. And for those who crave a bolder kick, the spicy Cajun sauce, infused with a blend of fiery spices, delivers a satisfyingly bold and flavorful experience.
Whether you prefer the classic elegance of the creamy lemon sauce, the rustic charm of the tomato sauce, or the fiery allure of the Cajun sauce, these accompaniments elevate the crab-stuffed chicken breasts to a culinary masterpiece. So, embark on this culinary journey and relish the exquisite flavors of crab and chicken, united in perfect harmony.
CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
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.
Provided by Christy
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 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 9x13 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.9 calories, Carbohydrate 16.4 g, Cholesterol 164.3 mg, Fat 23.2 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 49.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.3 g, Sodium 1244.4 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
I got the idea for this recipe when my husband was told no more "Red" meat for a while by our doctor. I became creative in coming up with different chicken dishes and this one came from a dip I made a few years ago. Try this recipe, you will not be disappointed!
Provided by Chippie1
Categories Crab
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Chop up Crab meat.
- Combine crab meat, cream cheese and soup mix together with a hand mixer.
- Set aside.
- Make a pocket in each chicken breast.
- This is done by slicing horizontally, but do not cut all the way through.
- Stuff each breast with the crab mixture.
- Coat each breast in flour, then egg, and finally bread crumbs.
- (Sometimes I add a little parmesan cheese to the bread crumbs for additional flavor) In a nonstick frying pan, heat up the olive oil and fry breast until golden brown.
- Place breasts in an oven safe dish and bake for 30 minutes.
- Allow to rest for 5 minutes and DIG IN!
- I usually serve spaghetti noddles tossed with GARLIC!
- and olive oil for a quick side dish.
- Not a very light entrée, but my husband and I cheat the healthy eating once in a while.
CRAB-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Meet the Cook: Busy as an active-duty member of the Coast Guard and the mother of a 7-year-old son, I prepare this elegant dish for guests and special occasions. The sauce is so versatile, though, I've used it on pork chops and baked potatoes, too. -Therese Bechtel, Montgomery Village, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in broth and milk. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; set aside. , In a skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Add the crab, mushrooms, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of the white sauce; heat through. , Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the crab mixture on each chicken breast. Roll up and secure with a toothpick. , Place in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Top with remaining white sauce. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Remove toothpicks. Serve with rice if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 368 calories, Fat 22g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 115mg cholesterol, Sodium 1061mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
ELEGANT CRAB-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Mary Plummer of De Soto, Kansas sent us her recipe for an elegant rolled chicken dish stuffed with crabmeat and crunchy water chestnuts.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine the crab, water chestnuts, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, parsley, mustard, 2 teaspoons marinade for chicken and half of the onions. , Chop one cheese slice; stir into crab mixture. Spread over chicken; roll up and secure with toothpicks. , In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken on all sides. Place seam side down in a shallow 3-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Brush with remaining marinade for chicken., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Cut each remaining cheese slice into six strips; place two cheese strips over each chicken breast. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks. Sprinkle remaining onions over chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 225 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 95mg cholesterol, Sodium 469mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CRAB-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Categories Chicken Sauté Kid-Friendly Crab Summer Bon Appétit Small Plates
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add crab and mix in thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
- Using small sharp knife, cut horizontally through center of each chicken breast, creating pocket. Fill each pocket with 1/4 of stuffing. Dip each chicken piece into flour, then eggs, then crumbs to coat, covering completely.
- Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken breast halves to skillet and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 10 minutes per side.
CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
I found this recipe years ago in a southern living cookbook. I have tweaked it over the years and have served it many times. It is both easy and elegant. The perfect dish for that special occasion.
Provided by Robin Lieneke
Categories Chicken
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 1. Sauce: melt butter in saucepan, add flour stirring until smooth. Cook 1-2 min stirring constantly. Mix milk, broth and wine together. Gradually add to flour mixture. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until thick and bubbly. salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat reserve 1/2 cup sauce separately. Set sauce aside.
- 2. Stuffing: sauté green onions in 2 tbsp butter until tender add mushrooms and cook until soft. Stir in crabmeat, cracker crumbs and parsley. Add salt & pepper to taste. Stir in 1/4 cup of sauce.
- 3. Cut each chicken breast on the side to create a cavity for stuffing. Spoon 1/4 cup of stuffing into each chicken breast. use a toothpick to secure opening if needed. Continue until all breasts are filled.
- 4. Pour 1/2 of the sauce into a 9x 13 pan. Place chicken into the pan. Pour 2-3 tbsps. of sauce over each breast. Top each breast with butter flavor no stick spray then panko bread crumbs and spray crumbs with no stick spray.
- 5. Cover pan with foil and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. Uncover pan and increase heat to 425. Bake another 10-16 minutes until bread crumbs have browned. remove toothpicks if you used them. Drizzle each breast with swiss cheese sauce before serving. Sprinkle with paprika if desired.
- 6. Swiss Cheese Sauce: Put swiss cheese and half & half in small saucepan with reserved 1/2 cup of sauce and heat until melted and smooth, add a tsp. of butter to finish and stir till velvety. Add a pinch of seasoned salt to taste. keep warm.
- 7. Serve with rice (mixed with remaining cheese sauce) and enjoy.
MARSALA CRAB-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Holiday dinners in my youth meant Mom would be serving these stuffed chicken breasts. They're now part of my own family's Christmas Eve custom.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in 2 teaspoons flour, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the crab, mushrooms and Parmesan cheese. , Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Top each piece with 3 tablespoons crab mixture. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; tie with kitchen string., In a shallow bowl, combine paprika and remaining flour. Add chicken rolls, one at a time, and turn to coat. In a large skillet, brown chicken in remaining butter on all sides. , Add wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. , Remove chicken and keep warm. In a small bowl, combine flour and bouillon; stir in water until blended. Stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Cut string off chicken rolls; serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts :
CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
A friend made this for me when he found out that I love crab. It was very good and I asked for the recipe. I usually serve this with rice and green beans.
Provided by Eldeevee
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Pound chicken to about 1/8" thick between 2 pieces of waxed paper.
- In a saucepan, melt 3 tbsp of butter; blend in flour. Add milk, chicken broth, and wine all at once; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Set aside.
- In skillet cook onion in 1 tbsp of butter until tender, but not brown. Stir in crab, mushrooms, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir in 2 tbsp of the sauce.
- Top each chicken piece with about 1/4 cup of the crab mixture. Fold sides in; roll up.
- Place seam down in a 12x8x2-inch baking dish.
- Pour remaining sauce over all.
- Bake, covered at 350°F until chicken is tender, about 1 hour.
- Uncover; sprinkle with Swiss cheese and paprika.
- Bake until cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
CRAB AND MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
This elegant dish is often on the menu when I cook for guests. The versatile sauce is also delicious on pork chops and baked potatoes.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; set aside. , In a small skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Add the crab, mushrooms, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of the white sauce; heat through. , For each chicken breast, make a horizontal cut along one long side almost to the other side; leave chicken breasts attached at opposite side. Open breast so it lies flat; cover with wrap and Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Remove plastic wrap., Spoon about 1/2 cup of the crab mixture on each chicken breast. Fold in sides and roll up. Secure with a toothpick. , Place in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with remaining white sauce. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Remove toothpicks before serving. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with rice if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 520 calories, Fat 26g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 193mg cholesterol, Sodium 1129mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 55g protein.
Tips and Conclusion
This mouthwatering crab-stuffed chicken recipe is a delectable seafood and poultry combination that will impress your taste buds. Here are some expert tips to ensure success in the kitchen:
- Choose Fresh Ingredients: The quality of your ingredients directly impacts the final dish. Opt for fresh, succulent crab meat for the filling and plump, tender chicken breasts for the main course. Fresh herbs, such as parsley, thyme, and rosemary, add a pop of flavor and aroma.
- Properly Prepare the Crab Mixture: Take the time to remove any shells or cartilage from the crab meat to ensure a smooth, consistent filling. Combine the crab meat with a combination of bread crumbs, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and a touch of Dijon mustard for a flavorful and cohesive mixture.
- Stuff the Chicken Breasts with Care: Use a sharp knife to create a deep pocket in each chicken breast, taking care not to cut all the way through. Generously fill each pocket with the prepared crab mixture, pressing it in gently to prevent it from falling out during cooking.
- Achieve Golden Perfection: To create a crispy, golden-brown exterior, coat the stuffed chicken breasts in a mixture of flour, salt, and pepper. Pan-sear them in a skillet with melted butter until beautifully browned on both sides, then transfer them to a baking dish.
- Bake to Perfection: Finish cooking the chicken breasts in a preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius). This ensures that the chicken is cooked thoroughly while retaining its moist and tender texture.
- Garnish and Serve with Flair: Once cooked, let the chicken breasts rest for a few minutes before slicing and serving. Garnish with fresh herbs, lemon wedges, or a drizzle of melted butter for an elegant presentation. Accompany the dish with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or a refreshing salad.
In conclusion, this crab-stuffed chicken recipe is a culinary delight that combines the delicate flavors of crab and chicken in a harmonious blend. By following these expert tips and paying close attention to detail, you can create a restaurant-quality dish that will leave your family and friends craving for more. Indulge in this seafood and poultry extravaganza and savor every bite of this delectable creation.
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