Chicken Breasts Neptune
Crab stuffed chicken breast that is out of this world with a French style white wine cream sauce. This single skillet chicken breast dinner with sauce makes for easy cleanup and is guaranteed to wow your family.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
25 minReady
40 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | pounds |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
4x6 oz. breasts |
|
| 1 | teaspoon | salt |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground if possible |
|
| 6 | ounces |
crab meat
snow crab, or imitation |
|
| 1 | tablespoon | lemon juice |
|
| ¼ | cup |
cornstarch
for dredging the chicken breasts before browning |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
or olive oil |
|
| 2 |
scallions, spring or green onions
minced |
*
|
|
| ½ | cup |
green bell peppers
chopped |
|
| 1 | tablespoon | all-purpose flour |
|
| ½ | cup |
white wine
dry |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
whipping cream, heavy cream 35% |
|
Directions
Clean and chop the vegetables.
Place chicken between sheets of plastic wrap.
Pound with flat side of mallet until they are ¼ inch thick and 6 to 8 inches across. Season with salt and pepper on both sides.
Place ¼ of the crabmeat on one end of each breast. Sprinkle with ¼ of the lemon juice.
Carefully roll up the breast to encase the filling. It can be helpful to use the plastic wrap to assist in the rolling. Fold edges over, if desired. You may also use toothpicks if needed to maintain the crab stuffed chicken breasts' integrity. Roll in cornstarch, coating heavily.
Heat butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Over medium heat, sauté chicken on all sides for 15 minutes or until cooked through. Turning to brown evenly. Remove from pan and keep warm (a warm oven is helpful).
Add the green peppers to the skillet and sauté for a minute or two. Add green onions. Sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Stir in flour, cook for 30 seconds then slowly add the wine to deglaze the pan. Heat to boiling, make sure to scrape up all those brown bits that are loaded with flavor. Stir in the cream.
Bring to the boil and reduce heat to a simmer, stirring, until sauce is thickened and smooth. Add the chicken to re-heat and simmer for 5 minutes longer coating the chicken with the sauce.
Serve, garnished with chopped parsley (if desired).
Comments
Easy to follow recipe. Simple ingredients, my husband said it tasted GREAT and he would be happy to eat/enjoy that dish again :)
Enjoyed this recipe veery much, was very surprised at how good it taste, although I did not hot have the green pepper I subws celery and red onion in my sauce and this worked very well, it was easy to make but time consuming and worth every minute , great taste, used jumbo lump crab and a basic crab imperial inside the chicken, very good indeed, just a small amount of Myer lemon and a big pinch of Old Bay for good measure, we loved it!
This was sooooo good!! Next time I will double the sauce....I added shrimp loosley with the sauce.
Chicken Neptune is cooked chicken breasts, topped with crab meat and steamed asparagus. Hollandaise sauce is poured over top, and then the dish broiled. This looks like a tasty recipe, but it is not Chicken Neptune.