Spinach Crab Chicken Food

CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. Gently fold in crab. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Cut horizontally through the center of each chicken breast, creating a pocket, being careful not to cut all the way through at any point.
• Fill each pocket with equal amounts of the stuffing. Secure with toothpicks.
• Dredge each piece of chicken in the breadcrumbs and place on a baking sheet. (Can be prepared to this point up to 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Spray the breadcrumbs with cooking spray to moisten.
• Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until cooked through to 165 degrees in the center of the filling.
• Remove toothpicks and serve.

SPINACH CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• FOR THE SAUCE; in a skillet, sauté the onion, mushrooms and celery in butter until tender.
• Stir in flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt until blended.
• Gradually add broth and milk.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from the heat.
• Flatten chicken to 1/4 inch thickness; sprinkle with pepper and remaining salt.
• In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs, crab, spinach and parsley; stir in 1/2 cup sauce.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of this mixture down the center of each chicken breast half.
• Roll up; secure with toothpicks.
• Place seam side down in a greased 13-inch x 9-inch x 2-inch baking dish.
• Top with remaining sauce.
• Cover and bake at 375°F for 35 to 45 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil 4-6 inches from the heat for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Discard the toothpicks.
• Serve with the rice. 4 servings.
• Taste of Home.

SPINACH AND LUMP CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Microwave spinach according to package directions.
• Drain liquid and set aside.
• Melt butter in medium skillet.
• Add crab meat and saute for 3 minutes on medium heat being careful not to break up crab meat too much.
• Remove crab meat, leaving liquid in skillet.
• In same skillet, stir in flour and cook on low heat until well blended.
• Add Monterey Jack cheese and cream cheese, stirring on low heat until completely melted.
• Add Half and Half and seasonings, stirring continuously on medium heat until mixture begins to boil.
• Remove from heat immediately.
• Add spinach and crab meat and carefully fold into sauce.
• Pour into a 9x9 shallow casserole dish or 6 individual ramekins.
• Sprinikle shredded cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes or until is melted.

SPINACH LUMP CRAB & ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Begin by rinsing artichokes well under cold water to remove the brine and chop coarsely in a food processor.
• Remove and set aside for later use.
• In a two-quart heavy bottom sauté pan melt butter over medium high heat.
• Add onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic.
• Sauté 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted.
• Add artichokes and blend well into the vegetable mixture, stir and cook 5 additional minutes.
• Sprinkle in flour and blend well to form a white roux, do not brown.
• Add chicken stock and heavy whipping cream one cup at a time whisking constantly until a thick cream sauce is achieved.
• Reduce heat to simmer.
• Add white wine and season to taste using salt and pepper.
• Simmer approximately 15 minutes stirring occasionally to keep from scorching.
• The mixture should resemble a thick cream sauce and should it become too thick additional whipping cream or stock may be added to reach desired consistency.
• Add spinach, green onions and parsley then fold in lump crabmeat.
• Cook 5 minutes longer, then remove from heat.
• Fold in Parmesan cheese and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• Place the mixture in a chafing dish and serve with garlic croutons or crackers.
• Can be served hot or cold.

SPINACH WITH CRAB MEAT AND CRAB ROE

Steps:

• In a wok, bring 3 ounces of water to a boil.
• Add 3 ounces of oil and the salt and bring the liquid to the boil again.
• Add the spinach and cook for 2 to 5 minutes, until the spinach is done. (The oil will make the spinach glisten.)
• Drain the spinach, pressing with a spatula or spoon so it is as dry as possible. Arrange spinach on a platter.
• Prepare the sauce by pouring the remaining tablespoon of oil along with the ginger juice and sherry in a wok over medium-high heat. When the liquid is hot, but not boiling, add the crab meat and chicken broth, stirring quickly and gently breaking up the crab meat so that it is in strands. Cook for 30 seconds to one minute.
• Mix the cornstarch with the remaining 2 ounces of water and add this and the crab roe to the crab-meat mixture, stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the flame. Add the egg white and stir for 3 seconds. Do not let the egg white solidify. The sauce should glisten. Pour the sauce over the spinach and serve immediately.

CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan, add onion, celery and garlic, cook until onion is soft. Add crab, wine, Worcestershire sauce, water, stuffing mix, chicken stock and paprika. Stir to combine, stuffing mix should have fluffed up a bit. Don't worry if some of the breadcrumbs still feel hard, as it finishes softening during cooking time in the oven.
• Pound chicken with a meat mallet to flatten about 1/4 inch. Divide stuffing mixture evenly among chicken breasts. Wrap fillet over stuffing and secure with tooth picks. Place in a lightly oiled oven dish and drizzle a little butter over breasts. Bake for 45-55 Min's on 180c depending on oven.
• Hollandaise.
• Pour mix into saucepan, add wine, lemon juice and milk (whatever the amount says on the back of the pack remember to deduct some milk for the wine and lemon juice.) whisk to mix. Stir over heat until mixture thickens add Gruyere and stir until melted.
• Note: If you want to make fresh hollandaise you can I used a packet for ease and quickness. I have a recipe for hollandaise under Stuffed Fish Rolls With Asparagus Hollandaise just minus the asparagus and you have your basic hollandaise sauce.

CRAB AND SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Line each unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer., In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg; set aside. Combine cheeses and flour; add to egg mixture. Stir in crab and spinach. Pour into pastry shells., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve warm.,

LOVELY CRAB AND SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Bake crust at 425 degrees until brown.
• Cook spinach, drain and squeeze out water.
• Beat eggs with yogurt, flour,salt and pepper.
• Stir in spinach and crab meat.
• Sprinkle mushrooms, cheese and onion over crust.
• Pour in spinach mixture.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.