SPINACH CREPES WITH CHICKEN & VEGETABLES
butter or margarine
1 cup firmly packed spinach leaves, finely
chopped
all-purpose flour
salt
milk
1 large egg
2 whole large skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 medium onion
1 medium zucchini (about 10 ounces)
1 medium yellow straight neck squash (about 10
ounces)
1/4 pound Jarlsberg or Swiss cheese
1/8 tea. coarsely ground black pepper
In
10" skillet over medium high heat, in 1 tab hot butter or margarine, cook
chopped spinach until wilted, about 1 min.; remove skillet from heat. In small bowl, mix 3/4 cup flour and 1/8
tea. salt; with wire whisk, gradually beat in 1 cup milk; beat in egg and 2
tab. melted butter until mixture is smooth.
Stir in wilted spinach. Cover; refrigerate
batter at least 2 hrs. Cook crepes.
Makes 8. About 45 min. before serving,
prepare filling. Cut chicken into
bite-sized pieces. Mince onion. Cut zucchini and yellow squash into
1/2" pieces. Shred cheese. In 3-quart saucepan in 4 tab. hot butter or margarine (1/2
stick), cook onion until tender. Add
chicken, stirring frequently, until chicken loses its pink color, about 3
min. Stir in zucchini, yellow squash,
and pepper. In cup, mix 1/2 cup milk
with 1/4 cup flour. Stir milk mixture
into chicken mixture; cook, stirring constantly, until liquid thickens and
boils. Reserve 1/2 cup shredded cheese
for topping; stir in remaining cheese.
Spoon scant 1/2 cup chicken mixture onto a crepe; fold 2 sides over,
slightly overlapping. Place filled
crepe, seam-side up in 9X13" baking dish.
Spoon any remaining chicken mixture around crepes in baking dish. Sprinkle reserved cheese over filled
crepes. Bake at 400' for 15 to 20 min.
until mixture is bubbly and cheese browns slightly.