Chicken-Cheese Crepes

Ingredients

• 12 Crepes (see recipe, page 72)
• 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup margarine or butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup shredded process Swiss, Gruyère, or American cheese
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
• 2 tablespoons snipped parsley
• Several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
• 1 2 1/2-ounce jar sliced mushrooms
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey

Instructions

1. Prepare Crepes. Cook frozen peas and carrots according to package directions. Drain and season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
2. For sauce, in a medium saucepan cook onion and green pepper in margarine till tender. Stir in flour. Add milk and broth all at once. Cook stir till bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Stir in cheese; sherry, if desired; parsley, and hot pepper sauce. Remove 1 cup of the sauce; set aside.
3. Drain mushrooms; stir into remaining sauce.
4. For filling, combine cooked peas and carrots, the 1 cup sauce, and chicken or turkey. Spread 1/4 cup filling over the unbrowned side of each crepe, leaving a 1/4-inch rim around edge. Roll crepes. Place, seam side down, in a 12x7 1/2 inch baking dish. Cover; bake in a 375° oven for 15 to 18 minutes or till heated through. Reheat remaining sauce; drizzle some over crepes. Remaining sauce.
5. Microwave directions: Prepare Crepes and vegetables as above. For sauce, in a quart casserole micro-cook onion, green pepper and margarine, covered, on 100% power (High) for 2 to 4 minutes or till tender. Stir in flour. Add milk and broth all at once; stir to combine. Cook uncovered, on high for 5 to 6 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring every minute. Cook for 1 minute more. Stir in cheese; sherry, if desired; parsley; and hot pepper sauce. Reserve 1 cup sauce. Prepare filling, roll crepes, and place in baking dish as above. Cook, covered with waxed paper, on high for 4 to 6 minutes or till heated through, giving dish a half-turn once. Reheat remaining sauce on high for 1 to 2 minutes. Serve as above.