Chicken French Crêpes - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crepe
    1 cup flour
    1 pinch salt
    2 eggs
    2 cups milk
    1 tablespoon oil
    Mushroom and Chicken Filling
    1 tablespoon butter
    1 small onion, finely diced
    1 cup mushroom, sliced
    2 tablespoons flour
    2 1/2 cups milk
    2 cups chopped cooked chicken
    1/2 cup grated swiss cheese
    1/2 cup cream
    2 tablespoons chopped parsley
    salt and black pepper
Preparation
    Crepes:
    Mix together the flour and salt in a large bowl.
    Add the combined eggs and milk; gradually mixing into the flour with a whisk.
    Continue to whisk until a smooth batter forms.
    The recipe is best if you can leave the mixture to rest for 30 minutes before cooking.
    Heat your pan to medium high. Add oil to your pan and wipe with on a scrunched up piece of paper towel. Set aside to use between each crepes.
    Pour a small ladleful of batter (1/4 cup) into the hot pan and tilt the pan so that the batter spreads out evenly. Cook for a minute or two on each side or until lightly browned.
    Use a knife & spatula to flip crepes. Stack on a plate until ready to use;put a piece of wax paper in between each.(Can be frozen at this stage, wrapped tightly for up to 3 months.
    Filling:
    Heat butter in small frying pan. Add onions and cook until just tender and translucent. Add mushrooms and cook until liquid has evaporated.
    Stir in flour and cook, stirring one minute. Gradually add milk, stirring continuously; bring to a boil.
    Remove from heat and set aside 1 cup of sauce for later.
    Stir in chicken, half of the cheese, parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Cool 5 minutes before filling crepes with mixture.
    To finish the stuffed crepes, lay a crepe out on counter top. Place a couple of tablespoons of filling mixture along the centre and roll up to enclose.
    Place in a sprayed baking dish, combine remaining cheese, 1 cup of sauce with cream and and spoon on the crepes before baking.
    Bake in moderate 350* oven, about 30 minutes or until cheese is golden and bubbling.

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