Gluten Free Chicken Crepes

Gluten free chicken crepes with mushroom sauce and filling are a delicious weekend dinner or brunch. Or make the crepes ahead and cook the filling during the week to speed up a week night meal.

If you don’t need to be gluten-free, this recipe works just as well with regular flour too!

Gluten free chicken mushroom crepes with mushroom sauce and salad with strawberry, goat cheese and walnuts on a plate

Savory gluten free crepes

When Hubs first found out he was celiac, we took a cooking course to re-learn how to make some of our favourite dishes gluten free. One of our favourite recipes from that course was crepes! Of course, over the years, we’ve added our spin and favourite ingredients to make our own filling. With the advent of gluten free flours, although it no longer resembles the original recipe; it’s just as delicious – and much quicker.

Chicken Mushroom Crepes

These crepes are actually pretty easy too because you just mix everything in a food processor!

Ingredients for Gluten free chicken mushroom crepes; flour, eggs, milk, salt, flour melted butter beside flood processor

I almost forgot to add water. I thought half a cup would be enough, but you might have to double that to get the right consistency or you’ll end up with more of a pancake.

Instead of milk, we used 10% cream because it’s what we had. So our advice would be to test the first crepe and experiment with whatever works for you! The best crepes are ones you can actually see through. Given these were still a little too difficult to swirl and spread after hitting the pan, you can probably safely add even more than 1 cup of water.

Pouring water into the food processor

We’re using a 10″ Starfrit multipan to cook our crepes. We prefer to spray the crepe pan.

Oiled crepe pan on stove with can of oil spray and food processor container with ladle on top

Then use a silicone brush to spread it.

Spreading oil with silicone brush

When pouring the batter, lift the pan off the heat and vigorously move the pan in a circular motion to spread it out to the edges.

As I mentioned, it can be difficult to get even coverage in a crepe pan (unless you have one of those crepe spreaders or a really loose batter). I try to get by without too many gadgets. So that’s ok with me. Even if they look rustic, they taste just as delicious!

Batter fo rgluten free chicken mushroom crepes in pan

Wait until the edges are cooked before flipping it. The first side always ends up with a little more colour but don’t let your crepes darken too much; you want them flexible enough to fold or roll.

Batter for Gluten free chicken mushroom crepes flipped on other side showing browning

Chicken Mushroom Filling

My grandmother, who was a caterer, would never wash her mushrooms. She’d either brush them or peel the outer layer with a paring knife. For the longest time I did that too and Hubs thought it was strange. But as long as the mushroom are fresh, it really doesn’t hurt to give them a quick rinse to remove dirt.

Whole mushrooms in colander on top of cutting board with knife

At first, we start the sliced mushrooms in a cold skillet without any fat.

Sliced mushrooms in pan

That renders off the water in the mushrooms and starts the browning, THEN you can add a pat of butter and shallots to build flavour.

Parted mushrooms in pan with pat of butter and shallot in middle

Speaking of flavour, dijon mustard and swiss cheese are a great addition to the sauce.

Block of swiss cheese and jar of dijon mustard on counter

The swiss cheese has a nutty flavour and the dijon adds a sharp bite.

block of swiss cheese with grated swiss cheese on chopping board with grater in background

Let it melt completely before adding each handful.

Hand adding grated swiss cheese to mushroom sauce in pan

A pinch of nutmeg rounds out the sauce. Grated nutmeg

Let the shredded chicken hang out in the sauce to heat through. We have an upcoming post for the best way to pre-cook moist chicken that easily shreds (see our shredded chicken recipe)! Be sure to save the chicken stock from that recipe to use for this sauce!

Shredded chicken on top of mushroom sauce in pan

Chicken mushroom sauce

The last step is to wilt in the spinach. We only have regular spinach, but I actually prefer baby spinach in our crepes. I find the larger spinach leaves tend to have stringy stems that can make this a little difficult to eat.

Spinach in mushroom sauce pan

Folding the Crepes

You can roll them or fold them into triangles. For triangles, put the filling into one quadrant. Gluten free chicken mushroom crepes filling in one quadrant of crepe

Fold in half.

Crepe folded in half on plate, covering filling

How to fold a crepe

Then fold in half again. If you’re batter consistency is right, the crepes shouldn’t crack.

Crepe folded into triangle enclosing the fillingServe with a salad; this one has strawberries, feta and walnuts. Yum!

Gluten free chicken mushroom crepes served with strawberry salad on plate

Gluten free chicken mushroom crepe

Don’t worry if you don’t know how to make shredded chicken; that recipe is coming tomorrow. We love chicken with just about anything – even pizza. Check out our Chimichurri Pizza here for a quick weeknight meal.

Reheating The Next Day

We usually run out of extra sauce on the first night but always have extra filling and crepes. So we roll these gluten free chicken crepes the next day (usually for brunch or lunch). To do these quickly, we just use the microwave to heat through the filling, then roll and melt the cheese on top and serve with leftover salad.

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Gluten Free Chicken Mushroom Crepes

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

Crepes

  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk I used 10% cream
  • 2 tbsp butter melted
  • 1 cup water add extra if needed
  • 1 cup Robin Hood gluten free flour regular flour works too!
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Cooking spray

Filling and Sauce

  • 1 pat butter
  • 1 pound sliced brown mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp shallot minced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tsp. dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 pinch grated nutmeg (optional)
  • 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast see our shredded chicken recipe linked in the post!

Instructions

Crepes

  • Mix wet ingredients in food processor first, then add flour and mix until well combined.
  • Spray crepe pan with cooking spray (spread with a silicone brush to cover entire pan). Pour 1 ladle of batter (about 1/4 cup) into the pan and either use a crepe spreader or swirl the pan to coat to the edges.
    Cook until the top of the crepe is no longer wet and the bottom has turned light brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Run a spatula around the edge of the crepe to loosen it from the pan. Flip and cook until the other side has turned light brown, about another minute.
  • Stack crepes on a pan and keep warm.

Filling and Sauce

  • In a large skillet add the mushrooms, then turn on medium high heat. Let the moisture render and cook until browned, about 4 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until tender and browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Move the mushrooms to the sides of the pan.
  • Add the pat of butter and shallot in the middle. Stir constantly until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the cream, chicken broth, dijon mustard, garlic powder, salt, and white pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally to check the consistency, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the Swiss cheese one handful at a time and stir until smooth and melted.
  • Measure out 3/4 cup of the mushroom sauce and set aside in a small bowl for garnishing later.
  • Fold in the chicken and cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
  • Add the baby spinach to the sauce remaining in the pan and cook, stirring often, until the spinach is wilted, approximately 2 minutes.
  • Spoon 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto each crepe and either roll up or fold into a triangle. Serve immediately, topped with reserved mushroom sauce.

 

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