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Chicken and bacon crispy pancakes

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Keyword: bacon, chicken, pancake
Servings: 4 people
Author: Alison Maclean

Equipment

  • Large pan
  • Frying pan
  • Baking tray
  • Sharp knife
  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon

Ingredients

For the filling

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 200 g back bacon
  • 1 onion
  • 4 mushrooms
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 400 ml milk
  • a little cooking oil

For the pancakes

  • 100 g plain flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 150 ml milk

For the topping

  • 1 egg
  • 50 g breadcrumbs

Instructions

Make the creamy chicken and bacon filling

  • Chop the chicken into pieces.
  • Add some oil to a pan and cook the chicken until brown and cooked though.
  • Put the chicken on a plate.
  • Cut the bacon into small pieces and add to the pan.
  • Cook until crispy.
  • Peel and chop the onion.
  • Chop the mushrooms into small pieces.
  • Add more oil to the pan if needed and cook the onion for a couple of minutes until soft
  • Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until soft.
  • Stir the flour into the pan then add the milk a little at a time.
  • Keep stirring until you get a smooth sauce
  • Add the chicken and bacon and a little salt and pepper to season and mix well
  • Set to one side to cool

Make the pancakes

  • To make the pancakes add the flour to a bowl.
  • Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and milk
  • Whisk until smooth
  • Heat some oil in a pan and add a spoonful of the batter.
  • Swirl to make a thin flat pancake
  • Flip over when the underside is cooked and cook the other side
  • Set aside and make another. This should make four pancakes

Put the crispy chicken and bacon pancakes together

  • Beat an egg
  • Add the filling to the middle of the pancake and brush the edges with beaten egg.
  • Fold into a semicircle, the egg should hold the edges together
  • Brush some egg on the top of the pancake and sprinkle with breadcrumbs
  • Place on a baking tray

Cook the pancakes

  • Preheat the oven to 200C Gas Mark 6
  • Put the pancakes in the oven for 20 minutes until crispy

Notes

If you have left over cooked chicken you can use this instead of fresh chicken.  The filling and pancakes can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge. When you want to put the pancakes together you can have them ready within thirty minutes. Perfect for a family mid-week meal