Recipe - Oven Chicken Croquettes

5 tablespoon Butter
3 tablespoon Flour
One half cup Milk
One half cup Chicken broth
2 cup Finely chopped cooked
chicken
1 One fourth cup Bread crumbs
3 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley
One fourth teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs; beaten
One fourth cup Grated Parmesan cheese

Prep: 20 minutes Chill: 2 hours Cook: 40 minutes Serves: 4

These are a favorite at my house. Old fashioned creamy chicken croquettes
made without frying.

1. In a mediumsize saucepan, melt 3 Tbsp. of butter over medium heat. Add
flour and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes without browning. Gradually
whisk in milk and broth and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and
thickened. Remove from heat; let cool for 5 minutes.

2. In a large bowl, combine chicken, 1 c. bread crumbs, parsley, salt and
eggs. Mix well. Pour in sauce, blend, and cover. Chill for 2 hours, until
set.

3. Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine Parmesan cheese and remaining One fourth c.
bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Shape chicken mixture into 2 One half to 3 inch
balls, then roll into ovals (makes about 8). Roll croquettes in bread crumb
mixture.

4. Arrange croquettes in a greased 12x8x2inch baking dish. Melt remaining
2 Tbsp. butter and drizzle over croquettes. Bake 30 minutes, until golden
brown.

Note:I have successfully used cracker crumbs in place of bread crumbs.

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #835 by Soaper1965@aol.com on Oct 10, 1997