Elegant Chicken Oscar

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup imitation crabmeat, flaked
• 1/2 lb asparagus tips, lightly steamed
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup powdered milk (actually 1/4 c cow soup mix, see below)
• 2 egg yolks (freeze whites for another use)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 3 tablespoons salted butter, melted
• 1 dash paprika (sprinkled per chicken breast and overtop of hollandaise)
• 1 dash dry parsley flakes (ditto)

Recipe

• 1 place chicken breasts, one at a time, into a plastic bag; pound to 1/4-inch thick, and then cut each in half. dredge in a mix of flour, salt and pepper.
• 2 heat oil in a large skillet, browning each side for 3-5 minutes. remove from heat and sprinkle with flaked crabmeat, garnish with asparagus tips.
• 3 prepare the hollandaise, blending the ingredients (except butter) together. while blending, slowly drizzle in melted butter. ladle over top of crabmeat and chicken.
• 4 sprinkle with paprika and parsley and heat through, in a 350°f oven about 10 minutes.
• 5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
• 6 tips: zap leftover sauce in microwave for 30 seconds and use to spoon over a side dish of asparagus.
• 7 cow soup mix: (cream-of-whatever) 2 c powdered milk (best if not instant), 3/4 c instant clearjel®*, 3 tbsp dry chicken bouillon, 1 tbsp onion powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper. mix thoroughly, store in an airtight container and use within 12 months.
• 8 freeze leftover egg whites in an ice cube tray. to brush as "glue" for seeds or toppings over bread dough, thaw and mix with a little water.
• 9 *instant clearjel®: which i affectionately refer to as icj. for info about this amazing modified food starch (mfs thickener) visit my cooking site. http://www.sharonanne.com/mfs_chart.htm.