Chicken Breast with Crab and Artichoke Souffle
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 pounds chicken breast, boneless and skinless, cut into 4-ounce portions
- Salt and pepper
- Crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 pound crabmeat, picked through to remove remnants of shells
- 1 (6-ounce) can artichoke hearts, cut into quarters
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Season chicken with salt, pepper and crab boil seasoning on both sides.
- Place smooth side of breast into pan and let brown, then flip over to brown on other side.
- In a separate 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, add crab and artichokes, and saute.
- Stir in flour, add cream and then season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Let simmer until it begins to become cohesive.
- Place chicken breasts on a baking sheet and top each piece with some of the crab mixture.
- Bake in oven until "souffle" is golden brown, about 7 to 8 minutes.
vegetable oil, chicken breast, salt, boil seasoning, butter, crabmeat, hearts, allpurpose, heavy cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-breast-with-crab-and-artichoke-souffle-recipe.html (may not work)