Best 2 Chicken Mornay Recipes

CHICKEN CREPES IN SHERRIED MORNAY SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook chicken in water with the celery, onion, and bay leaf until it is done, about 35-45 minutes. Remove from the stock and cool.
• Remove meat from the bones, discarding the skin anhd chop into bite sized pieces. Reserve stock for another use after defatting it.
• While chicken is cooking,saute the green onions and mushrooms in the butter until just tender.
• Add well-drained spinach,undiluted soup.chicken,and seasonings and mix well until totally blended.
• Place a heaping spoonful of the mixture in the center of each crepe and roll.
• Place in a shallow oven-proof dish, seam side down.
• Cover with the sherried mornay sauce, sprinkle the top with the parmesean cheese and paprika and bake until hot, about 20-30 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.
• Crepes can be filled, quick-frozen on cookie sheets, then transfered to plastic bags for freezer storage. Do not freeze the sauce.
• This dish can also be prepared early in the day ( sauce and all), covered, and refrigerated. If refrigerated, cover with foil and bake for about 35 minutes; remove foil and bake about 10 minutes longer until sauce is bubbling.
• A serving is two crepes per person.
• Sherried Mornay Sauce:.
• Make a white roux with the butter and flour.
• Add milk and whisk over medium heat.
• Boil 1 minute, whisking constantly.
• Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, cream, and sherry.
• Bring to a simmer while whisking, and add cheese and nutmeg.Whisk until cheese is completely melted, then remove from heat.
• Pour sauce over crepes and top with a sprinkling of parmesean and paprika.
• Serve with any extra sauce.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU WITH MORNAY SAUCE

Steps:

• Lay each chicken breast flat onto a work surface. Cut a 2-inch slit in the side of each breast with a small sharp knife; work the knife in the slit to make a pocket. Fill each pocket with a slice of Swiss cheese and ham and secure with a toothpick.
• Mix 1 tablespoon flour with paprika in a shallow bowl; place bread crumbs in a separate bowl. Pour 1/2 cup milk in another shallow bowl. Dip chicken in milk, press into flour mixture to coat, and shake off the excess flour. Dip into beaten egg and press into bread crumbs.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; fry chicken until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue frying until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 15 minutes per side.
• Bring 3/4 cup milk to a boil in a saucepan.
• Melt 1 1/2 tablespoon butter over medium heat in another skillet. Whisk 1 1/2 tablespoons flour in melted butter until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour milk a little at a time to the flour mixture, whisking constantly until all milk is used. Add onion, bay leaf, and clove; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Remove and discard onion, bay leaf, and clove. Stir shredded Swiss cheese into the sauce until melted; season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Serve sauce over chicken.