Chicken And Avocado Crepes
- FOR THE CREPES
- 125 g plain flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3 teaspoons melted butter
- FOR THE FILLING
- 300 -400 g diced cooked chicken
- 2 avocados, ripe but firm
- FOR THE SAUCE
- 60 g butter
- 1/3 cup plain flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup light sour cream (or real cream if you're not too concerned about the calories!!)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 125 g grated romano cheese
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- Combine the CREPE ingredients together and make the crepes in the usual way.
- Recipe should make 10-12 crepes.
- Peel the avocados, remove the stones and cut into cubes.
- Drizzle with lemon juice.
- Mix together gently, the avocado and diced chicken.
- Combine the melted butter and flour and make a roux.
- Remove from the heat and stir in a little of the milk AND cream.
- Return to the heat and blend until smooth.
- Repeat this process several times until all the cream is smoothly blended into the roux to make a thick and smooth white sauce.
- Stir in the lemon juice and then the rest of the ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Pour 1/2 the sauce over the chicken and avocado, and stir to combine.
- Lie the crepes out flat and divide the chicken and avocado mixture/filling evenly among the crepes.
- Spread the filling along one edge of each crepe.
- Roll each crepe up and place firmly side by side in lightly greased baking dish.
- It is at this stage that the crepes and sauce can be covered and refrigerated for a couple of hours until ready to serve.
- Then reheat the sauce over moderate heat and thin down with a little extra cream or milk if too thick.
- Serve the crepes with the sauce poured over the top.
- Garnish with chopped fresh chives and a sprig of parsley.
- Enjoy!
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-and-avocado-crepes-23100 (may not work)