Fancy-Shmancy Dinner Crepes Recipe

Name: Fancy-Shmancy Dinner Crepes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, including the juice (400 grams); ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste); ⅓ teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; ½ teaspoon dried basil, crumbled; ½ teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ¼ teaspoon chili powder; 5 sprigs fresh parsley, minced; ¾ cup peeled seeded and diced fresh tomato; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 cup onion, chopped; 2 -3 garlic cloves, finely minced; 1 lb button mushroom, sliced; ½ cup fresh parsley, minced; 10 ounces prewashed Baby Spinach (I use the prewashed, bagged spinach for ease, otherwise, make sure your spinach is well-dried, 280-3); ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg; 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour; ⅔ cup milk (I used partly-skimmed); 1 teaspoon salt; pepper, to taste (careful with the pepper as the tomato sauce is quite hot or spicy); 1 egg white; 4 ounces mascarpone cheese; 2 cups cheddar cheese; 8 ready-made crepes; 8 slices prosciutto or 8 slices good quality ham; minced fresh parsley; grated cheddar cheese

Servings: persons

1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, including the juice (400 grams)
½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
⅓ teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
2 tablespoons tomato paste
½ teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
½ teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon chili powder
5 sprigs fresh parsley, minced
¾ cup peeled seeded and diced fresh tomato
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup onion, chopped
2 -3 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 lb button mushroom, sliced
½ cup fresh parsley, minced
10 ounces prewashed Baby Spinach (I use the prewashed, bagged spinach for ease, otherwise, make sure your spinach is well-dried, 280-3)
¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
⅔ cup milk (I used partly-skimmed)
1 teaspoon salt
pepper, to taste (careful with the pepper as the tomato sauce is quite hot or spicy)
1 egg white
4 ounces mascarpone cheese
2 cups cheddar cheese
8 ready-made crepes
8 slices prosciutto or 8 slices good quality ham
minced fresh parsley
grated cheddar cheese

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For Tomato Sauce: Empty the crushed tomatoes into a small saucepan.
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Add salt, splenda tomato paste, basil, oregano, cayenne and chili (if you are very heat-sensitive, you may want to tone down the cayenne and chili.
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This amount makes a spicy sauce.)
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Bring to a boil and simmer, at lowest setting, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
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The sauce will be very thick at this point.
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TURN OFF HEAT.
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Stir in the fresh, diced tomatoes and cover saucepan.
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The liquid emitted by the fresh tomatoes will bring the mixture to a nice sauce consistency.
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After 10 minutes, whisk in butter.
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Set aside.
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(Can be made up to 1 day ahead.
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Cover and refrigerate.
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Reheat before proceeding.
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For Crepe Filling: Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
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Add onion and saute 3 minutes; add garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
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Add mushrooms and parsley and saute until all liquid released by the mushrooms has evaporated, about 9-10 minutes.
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Add spinach and cook, sauteeing, until just wilted, about 1 minute.
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Finally, add whole wheat flour and nutmeg and stir through mushroom/spinach mixture.
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Add milk and cook, stirring, until mixture is creamy and thickened and just bubbling.
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Remove from heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
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In a small bowl, beat together the egg white and mascarpone.
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Stir it and the cheddar cheese into the mushroom mixture and distribute.
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Grease a 13 X 9 inch glass baking pan and preheat oven to 400F.
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Assemble Crepes: Place a piece of prosciutto on each of the crepes.
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Put generous 1/2 cup of mushroom filling directly in the centre of each crepe.
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Fold in two opposite sides of crepe, and do this with the other sides to create a neat, square-ish package.
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Place each crepe, seam side down, into baking pan.
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Bake for 30 minutes.
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The crepes should be browned and crispy on top.
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To serve: Place 2 crepes per serving on plates.
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Top with tomato sauce, garnish with some grated cheddar (optional) and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 29 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, including the juice (400 grams), ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste), ⅓ teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, and more.

Yes, Fancy-Shmancy Dinner Crepes falls under the Breakfast category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

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