Chicken Stuffed Avocado Halves
From: Grand-Mamie, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 10 minutes
Serve these stuffed avocado halves hot, along with a white wine.
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter
  • 3 tablespoons [26.25 g] flour
  • 1 cup [250 mL] milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 teaspoons] salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon [15 g] butter
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL tablespoon] minced sweet red pepper
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] freshly minced mushrooms
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] freshly minced tarragon
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] fine strips cooked chicken
  • 3 avocados
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup [250 mL] hot water
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] breadcrumbs
  • Into a non-stick casserole, melt 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter.
  • Well stir in flour.
  • Pour in milk; thoroughly mix, salt and sprinkle with Cayenne pepper.
  • Bring to a boil; leave white sauce to simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Into a frypan, melt remaining [1 tablespoon / 15 g] butter.
  • Soften together minced sweet red pepper and mushrooms, covered over low heat.
  • Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Mix softened minced sweet red pepper and mushrooms, tarragon and coked chicken strips into sauce.
  • Half avocados lengthwise, remove stones and delicately remove avocado meat, being careful not to cut through the peel.
  • Brush avocado meat halves inside out with lemon juice.
  • Cut avocado meat into tiny cubes; mix into sauce.
  • Stuff avocado peels with sauce.
  • Arrange stuffed avocado halves into an oven-safe dish; pour hot water into dish.
  • Sprinkle stuffed avocados with breadcrumbs.
  • Bake into preheated oven, for 10 minutes.