Crab Stuffed Chicken Low Carb Recipes

CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. Gently fold in crab. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Cut horizontally through the center of each chicken breast, creating a pocket, being careful not to cut all the way through at any point.
• Fill each pocket with equal amounts of the stuffing. Secure with toothpicks.
• Dredge each piece of chicken in the breadcrumbs and place on a baking sheet. (Can be prepared to this point up to 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Spray the breadcrumbs with cooking spray to moisten.
• Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until cooked through to 165 degrees in the center of the filling.
• Remove toothpicks and serve.

CRAB-STUFFED CHICKEN - LOW CARB

Steps:

• For filling, in a small bowl combine orange peel, cream, cream cheese, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Gently stir in crabmeat; set aside.
• Place each chicken breast half between two pieces of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat mallet, pound lightly into a rectangle about 1/8 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Sprinkle chicken with additional salt and pepper. Spread one-fourth of the filling evenly in center of each chicken piece. Fold narrow ends over filling; fold in sides. Roll up each chicken breast from a short side. Secure with wooden toothpicks.
• In a medium skillet cook chicken in hot butter over medium-low heat about 25 minutes or until no longer pink (170 degrees F.), turning to brown evenly.

LOW CARB CRAB STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Rinse and drain crabmeat; combine crab in a medium bowl with onions, oregano, thyme and pepper.
• Add mayonnaise and 1/4 cup of cheese and mix well; chill in refrigerator until you're ready to stuff mushrooms.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Clean, dry and stem mushrooms; discard stems.
• Scoop out and discard gills.
• Fill mushrooms with the crabmeat mixture.
• Brush olive oil on mushroom caps; place stuffed caps on a cookie sheet, jelly roll pan or shallow baking dish lined with aluminum foil.
• Sprinkle with 3 Tbsp cheese and paprika; bake for 15 minutes and serve.

CRAB-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in broth and milk. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; set aside. , In a skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Add the crab, mushrooms, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of the white sauce; heat through. , Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the crab mixture on each chicken breast. Roll up and secure with a toothpick. , Place in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Top with remaining white sauce. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Remove toothpicks. Serve with rice if desired.

CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN (AKA FANCY CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, crabmeat, and soup mix, set aside.
• Cut a 'pocket' into the side of each chicken breast (be sure not to cut all the way through!).
• Fill each pocket with the cream cheese mixture and close the opening with toothpicks.
• Dip chicken breasts in flour-> Eggs-> Breadcrumbs.
• In large skillet, melt oil and butter over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken to skillet, cook for 10 minutes, or till golden brown, turning once.
• Transfer chicken to 13x9 pan and bake in a 350°F oven, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until chicken is done.

CRAB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Chop up Crab meat.
• Combine crab meat, cream cheese and soup mix together with a hand mixer.
• Set aside.
• Make a pocket in each chicken breast.
• This is done by slicing horizontally, but do not cut all the way through.
• Stuff each breast with the crab mixture.
• Coat each breast in flour, then egg, and finally bread crumbs.
• (Sometimes I add a little parmesan cheese to the bread crumbs for additional flavor) In a nonstick frying pan, heat up the olive oil and fry breast until golden brown.
• Place breasts in an oven safe dish and bake for 30 minutes.
• Allow to rest for 5 minutes and DIG IN!
• I usually serve spaghetti noddles tossed with GARLIC!
• and olive oil for a quick side dish.
• Not a very light entrée, but my husband and I cheat the healthy eating once in a while.