Chicken Tarragon Soup Recipes

TARRAGON CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a Dutch oven or stockpot about 3/4 full with water; mix chicken base, tarragon, basil, and black pepper into water and bring to a boil. Cook chicken in the boiling broth mixture until no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove chicken from broth, leaving broth in Dutch oven to simmer. Dice chicken and add it back to the simmering broth.
• Mix rice, onion, carrot, celery, and garlic into simmering broth; cook until rice is tender and soup is thickened, 25 to 30 minutes. Add more water if needed.

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper., In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm., Add shallot to same pan; cook and stir over medium heat until tender. Add cream, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Increase heat to medium-high; cook until slightly thickened. Stir in 2 teaspoons tarragon, lemon juice and remaining salt. Serve with chicken. Sprinkle with remaining tarragon.

FRENCH CHICKEN TARRAGON

Steps:

• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Let stand for 30 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature.
• Heat the oven to 400°F. Put an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter and shallots and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and chopped tarragon and cook for 1 minute (be careful not to let the garlic brown). Arrange the chicken thighs in the pot in one layer, add the broth and wine, and bring to a simmer.
• Put the lid on and place the pot on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350°F and continue baking for 45 minutes, or until the thighs are tender. Put the thighs on a platter, cover loosely, and keep warm.
• Strain the pan juices through a fine sieve into a saucepan and spoon off any rising fat. Place the pan over medium-high heat, add the crème fraîche and lemon zest, and simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken, garnish with tarragon leaves, and serve.

TARRAGON CHICKEN WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat a medium-large skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil. Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper, and lay the pieces in the pan rounded-side down first (the side that had the skin). Cook the chicken, turning only once, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to an oven-proof dish, reserving the skillet. Place the chicken to the oven and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 170 to 75 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour the vermouth into the reserved skillet, scraping up any browned bits that cling to the pan with a wooden spoon, and cook over medium heat until the liquid reduces by about half. Add the chicken broth and continue to cook until slightly thickened.
• In a small bowl whisk a teaspoon or so of cold water with the cornstarch, then whisk the mixture into the broth and bring to a full boil. Remove from heat and add the zest, lemon juice, and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove the chicken from the oven. Pour any pan drippings from the chicken into the sauce and stir to combine. Divide the chicken pieces between 4 plates. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN AND GREEN BEAN SOUP WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Defrost the beans in the microwave and drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, potatoes and onions, and season with salt and pepper. Partially cover the pot and cook to soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the green beans, stock, chicken and tomatoes, and bring to a simmer. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat. To serve, add the lemon zest, lemon juice and tarragon. Serve the soup with warm bread.
• Place the chicken in a pot over a bed of bay leaves, garlic, celery, parsley, carrots and onions. Sprinkle with salt and fill the pot with water to cover the chicken. Sprinkle in a few peppercorns. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook 45 minutes, turning occasionally. Turn off the heat and cool the chicken in the broth. Separate the meat from the bones and skin. Reserve the meat and discard the bones and skin. Strain the stock.

STOVETOP TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with paprika. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Cook chicken until lightly browned, about 2 minutes on each side; remove from pan., Add carrots and mushrooms to same pan; cook, covered, until carrots are crisp-tender, 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. , In a small bowl, mix soup, tarragon and lemon juice until blended; pour over vegetables. Return chicken to pan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, 8 minutes. Top with zucchini; cook, covered, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165° and vegetables are tender, 6-8 minutes longer.

CHICKEN AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook tortellini in a pan of boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, using a second large soup pan, heat olive oil and garlic.
• Add chopped onions and cook until almost soft.
• Add chicken pieces.
• Sprinkle with tarragon and basil and cook through (about 7 minutes).
• Add 2 cans low fat/low sodium chicken broth and 4 cans water.
• Heat to boiling.
• Add 1 cup chopped red pepper.
• (Make sure pieces are small) Using slotted spoon, remove tortellini from pan of water and add to soup.
• Cook for another 15 to 20 minutes to blend flavors.
• Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon fresh shredded parmesan cheese on each bowl of soup.
• This is great with fresh Italian or French bread and butter.

POPOVER CHICKEN TARRAGON

Steps:

• Brown chicken pieces in the 2 T. oil; season with a little salt and pepper.
• Place chicken pieces in a well greased 13x9 baking dish.
• In mixing bowl beat eggs; blend in the 1 1/2 cups milk and the 1 T. oil.
• Stir together flour, slat, and tarragon.
• Add to egg mixture; beat till smooth.
• Pour over chicken.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 till done, 55 to 60 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in saucepan stir together soup, the 1/3 cup milk, mushrooms and parsley.
• Heat through, stirring occasionally.
• Pass the sauce with chicken.

CHICKEN TARRAGON SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion, celery and garlic in butter 5 minutes.
• Add broth, mixed vegetables, tomatoes, chicken, parsley and tarragon.
• Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.