Crab and Cilantro Stuffed Breasts

posted by Sue Freeman 5-28-98

Crab'n Ciliantro Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Ingredients for 2 servings:
1/4 cup flour
6 oz cream cheese softened
3 tablespoons chopped green onion
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
8 oz. flaked, cooked crabmeat
4 Tablespoons chopped walnuts
4 (8 oz.) chicken breasts, skinned and boned
1 tablespoon oil


For flour mixture, in pie plate, stir together flour, salt and pepper

For Filling:
In a mixing bowl, stir together cream cheese, green onion, cilantro, salt and pepper. Stir in crabmeat and set filling aside.

Place each chicken breast between sheets of plastic wrap and lightly pound to 1/4 inch thickness.
On top of the boned side of each chicken breast spread filling.Fold chicken in half to cover filling.

Roll chicken breast in flour mixture.

In skillet heat oil and cook chicken breasts about 5 minutes or til golden brown, turning once. Reduce heat and cook uncovered for 10-15 minutes more til chicken is tender and no longer pink.

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