Roast Tarragon Chicken Recipes

TARRAGON ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F degrees
• Lightly butter a large roasting tin.
• Mix the butter with the garlic, tarragon, salt and pepper
• Remove the string from the chicken legs and the giblets from the cavity (if there).
• Loosen the skin near the cavity and spread half the butter underneath it, on top of the meat.
• Slather the remaining butter over the chicken breast and legs.
• Place the chicken in the roasting tin and roast for 1 hour 15 minutes
• Baste the chicken with juices every 20 minutes for a moist meat. You could opt to baste just once half way through roasting.
• Check that the chicken is cooked by inserting a knife into the thickest part of the thigh. Clear juices indicate the chicken is cooked. If they are pink, roast for longer.
• Remove from the oven and cover with foil. Rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.
• Spoon the pan juices over the chicken or use it to make a gravy

BAKED TARRAGON CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place chicken in a lightly spray 8x8 baking dish or casserole.
• In a small sauce pan. melt butter.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients.
• Pour over chicken.
• Bake covered for 20 minutes, uncover and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until thickest part of breast is no loner pink.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

ROAST TARRAGON CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Using some of the butter, grease a large roasting pan well.
• Then preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Roughly chop all vegetables (if you don't they might cook down too much or get mushy).
• In large bowl combine all vegetables. Sprinkle with olive oil, pepper flakes, garlic powder, and 1 tablespoon tarragon. Set aside.
• Pat chicken dry, making sure no innards are left in the chicken. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon tarragon inside of chicken along with a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Carefully mix remaining butter and tarragon place it under the skin of the chicken on top of the breasts.
• Place a small oven-safe grate or rack in bottom of roasting pan then pour in your mixed vegetables. Around it add ½ cup chicken stock.
• Place chicken on top of rack so it sits above the vegetables and stock.
• Cover with either lid or aluminum foil. Place in oven, adding ½ cup chicken stock as needed to keep the vegetables moist, but not drowned. Cook chicken for 2 hrs( cooking times vary on size of chicken and oven settings). Once chicken is close to being done, pull from oven and remove cover. Sprinkle with ground cayenne pepper and salt.
• Place chicken back into oven to brown for 10-15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Butterfly chicken by placing it breast-side down and, using kitchen shears, cutting along both sides of backbone and through small rib bones. Discard backbone, and place chicken in a large plastic bag with zipper. Add 1/2 cup tarragon, the lemon juice and zest, and olive oil. Expel as much air as possible from bag, and make sure marinade coats chicken. Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour and up to 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place chicken in a roasting pan, spread flat, breast side up. Roast until skin is crisp and golden, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with salt to taste, and cut into 8 serving pieces. Transfer to a platter, and garnish with remaining tarragon. Serve, if desired, with salad and roasted potatoes.

TARRAGON AND LEMON ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat a heavy ovenproof pot or Dutch oven on a stovetop over high heat. Score the chicken skin at regular intervals, drizzle with the oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Add to the pot and cook for 6-8 minutes on each side or until well browned. Remove from the pot and set aside. Add the tarragon, lemon zest, garlic and fennel to the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Return the chicken to the pot with the wine and stock and bring to a simmer.
• Transfer to the oven and roast for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through. Serve with the lemon wedges.

FAST-ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Begin by taking the chicken from the fridge about an hour before you intend to cook it (obviously if it's a hot day give it about 30 minutes only), and remove the string that holds the legs of the bird together so that the joints are loose - this will take the chill off the bird and help it to cook in the shorter time. Now make a garlic and herb butter by placing the garlic, 2 tablespoons of the chopped tarragon leaves and the butter in a bowl and combine them with a fork, adding some salt and pepper. Then place the herb butter inside the body cavity of the bird, along with the halved lemon slices. Smear a little of the olive oil over the base of the roasting tin, place the chicken in it, then smear the rest of the olive oil all over the skin of the bird. Lastly, season well with salt and black pepper and then pop the roasting tin into the lower third of the oven. Now let it roast for 45 minutes without opening the oven door. When this time is up, remove the bird from the oven. Next put a wooden spoon into the body cavity and, using a spatula to hold the breast end, tip the chicken and let all the buttery juices and slices of lemon pour out into the roasting tin, then transfer the bird on to a carving board, cover with foil and let it rest for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, using a tablespoon, skim off the excess fat from the juices in the roasting tin, then place the tin over direct heat, add the wine and lemon juice and let the whole lot bubble and reduce to about half its original volume. Now add the remaining tarragon, then taste and check the seasoning. Carve the chicken on to warm plates and add any juices to the sauce. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON, GARLIC AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175°C. Combine butter, oil, tarragon, garlic and lemon rind in a bowl. Carefully separate skin from breast of chicken by running your fingers under skin, keeping skin intact. Evenly distribute most of the herb butter under skin with your hands, rubbing remaining over the chicken. Season chicken with salt, then truss legs with kitchen string and fold wings under. Transfer to a roasting pan and roast, basting every 20 minutes, until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with a skewer (45 minutes for a 1.4kg chicken and up to 1 hour 15 minutes for a 1.8kg chicken). Set aside loosely covered with foil to rest (15-20 minutes), then serve with pan juices mixed with a squeeze of lemon to spoon over.

LEMON-TARRAGON ROAST CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rub chicken inside and out with one garlic half. Place both garlic halves and the tarragon sprigs in cavity. Stir together butter, shallot, chopped tarragon. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Loosen skin of chicken near cavity with hands; spread butter mixture under skin all over flesh.
• Squeeze juice from lemon halves over chicken; place in cavity. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Halve the large onions horizontally at an angle. Arrange in the middle of a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan to form a square. Position halves so that the slanted ends of each pair face each other, inward, and almost touch. Place chicken, breast side up, on onion "rack."
• Quarter the small onions; arrange with carrots, celery, and potatoes around bird. Tuck lemon slices between wings and breast, and legs and breast. Pour wine and stock over vegetables.
• Roast chicken and vegetables, basting 2 or 3 times with pan juices, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken thigh registers 165 degrees and juices run clear, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove pan from oven, and let chicken stand 10 minutes. Carve chicken. Arrange chicken and roasted vegetables (including rack onions) on a platter. Spoon pan juices over meat.

WHOLE ROAST CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON AND LEMON

Steps:

• Wipe the chicken with paper towel and preheat the oven to 180 C / 170 FAN / Gas 5
• Zest the lemon and cut the remaining lemon in half.
• Place the lemon halves in the chicken and set the chicken in a roasting dish.
• Mix the butter with the tarragon, garlic, salt, pepper and lemon zest.
• Carefully ease away the skin from the breast meat as far as possible down to and around the legs.
• Divide the butter in half and spread under the skin each side.
• Cover the skin with olive oil and season with extra salt and pepper if liked.
• Roast for 1 hour 40 minutes and then check to see if the chicken is cooked through.
• When the chicken is cooked transfer to a serving plate and cover with foil.
• Skim off the fat from the roasting pan and squeeze the juice from the lemons from the chicken into the pan.
• Use a wooden spoon to loosen any crusty bits and bring the mixture to the boil on the hob.
• Add the wine and allow the mixture to bubble for a few minutes to reduce.
• Check the seasoning and serve with the chicken.

FRENCH TARRAGON ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180c.
• Season the body cavity with the salt and pepper, add 1.5 oz butter, and 1 tsp of the tarragon. Close the cavity with a skewer or toothpick.
• Use the remaining butter to spread over the breast of the bird. Cover with large piece greaseproof paper.
• Place the bird on a rack over the roasting dish and add 2 cups of water. Cook for 1.5 hours or till juices run clear.
• In the meantime, mix the remaining tarragon in a saucepan with the 2 remaining cups of water, bring to a boil and simmer till the liquid has reduced by half.
• With a little water mix the cornstarch to a thin paste and whisk into the tarragon water to thicken it to make a sauce.
• Remove the bird from the pan and set aside.
• Whisk the liquid from the roasting pan into the sauce and add the cream.
• Pour some of the sauce over the bird.
• Serve the remaining sauce separately.
• Serve with boiled potatoes, glazed carrots and runner beans.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Remove fat from the crop and cavity of the chicken. Remove the neck, gizzards and liver and freeze for another use.
• Squeeze half the lemon all over the skin of the chicken. Season the skin with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with the remaining half lemon, garlic and 1 bunch whole tarragon.
• Put the chicken in a roasting pan, breast side up, and roast 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the juices run clear. During the first few minutes, either shake the chicken or move it frequently with a wooden spoon to keep it from sticking.
• When chicken is done, tilt it over the roasting pan to let the cavity juices run into the pan. Remove the chicken to a platter. Pour off the fat from the roasting pan.
• Put the pan on top of the stove. Add the wine and bring the contents of the pan to a boil, while scraping the bottom vigorously with a wooden spoon. Stir in tarragon leaves. Let simmer 5 minutes once the pan is thoroughly deglazed. Serve the pan juices over the chicken or pass it separately in a sauce boat.

TARRAGON LEMON ROAST CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 F. Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Rub chicken inside and out with the garlic half, then place inside the chicken cavity. Place the tarragon sprigs inside the chicken cavity as well.
• In a small bowl, stir together butter, shallot and chopped tarragon. Season chicken with salt and freshly ground pepper, then loosen skin of chicken near cavity with hands and spread the tarragon butter mixture under the skin, between the skin and the chicken meat.
• Squeeze juice from the half lemon over the chicken, then place the squeezed lemon in the chicken cavity.
• Place chicken into a greased skillet or baking pan. Arrange halved small potatoes around the outside of the chicken and season then with salt and pepper (if you place them skin down as much as possible, they will get lovely crispy and golden!).
• Place in pre-heated oven and roast until the skin is deep golden and crispy and the meat temperature in the breast area reaches 165° , about 1 - 1 1/2 hours (depending on the size of your chicken).

TARRAGON ROAST CHICKEN WITH SUMMER GREENS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Finely grate the zest and squeeze the juice from the lemon, then set aside, keeping them separate from each other. Put the squeezed-out lemon and the tarragon sprig in the chicken cavity. Tip the potatoes into a large roasting tin and toss with the oil and a grinding of black pepper. Sit the chicken in the middle, but not on top of the potatoes and roast for 1¼-1½ hrs until the chicken is cooked but still moist, and the potatoes are tender and golden. Remove the tin from the oven, pour off any juices into a jug and set aside. Toss the lemon zest through the potatoes and leave the chicken to rest, covered, while you cook the greens.
• Pour 150ml water into a pan and add the bouillon. Drop in the leeks, cover and cook for 2 mins, then add the asparagus and peas. Cover again and cook for 2 mins more. Finally, stir through the spinach to wilt it. Pour the roasting juices into the veg with 2 tbsp lemon juice, the yogurt and tarragon leaves, and stir well. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, serve half the veg with the meat from a skinless chicken leg and breast. Eat the other breast and leg with the remaining veg on another day. Will keep for up to three days, covered, in the fridge. To serve, reheat on plates in the microwave. Reserve any meat left on the carcass for our healthy quinoa salad.

TARRAGON-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rinse the chicken inside and out under cold running water. Pat it dry with paper towels.
• Set the chicken in a roasting pan and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over it, inside and out. Generously season the chicken with salt, inside and out. Push half the remaining lemon all the way into the cavity, stuff in the tarragon, sage, and rosemary, and add the remaining lemon half, like a cap for the cavity. Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken, rubbing to coat the bird well, and grind pepper all over it.
• Position a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the thigh, avoiding the bone. Place the roasting pan in the oven and roast the chicken for 45 to 50 minutes, until the skin is golden brown and the temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Let it rest for about 10 minutes before carving and serving.

LEMON AND TARRAGON ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
• Mix the butter, tarragon, lemon zest, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl. Using your hands, carefully separate the chicken skin from the breast meat, taking care not to break the skin, and smear the butter mixture under the skin all over the chicken breast. Slice the zested lemon and carefully arrange the slices under the skin.
• Transfer the chicken to a large roasting tin and season well with salt and pepper - all over and inside the cavity.
• Roast the chicken for 20-25 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5 and roast for a further 1 hour and 20 minutes, basting frequently, until the chicken is cooked through and the skin is crisp and golden. It is cooked when the juices run clear with no trace of pink when a skewer is inserted into the thickest part of the leg. Transfer the chicken to a board to rest, leaving the meat juices in the roasting tin.
• While the chicken is in the oven, make the stuffing. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add the chestnuts, apricots and sage, and season with salt and pepper. Leave to cool.
• Once cool, transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Add the sausagemeat, fresh breadcrumbs and egg and mix well to combine. Divide the mixture into 16 and roll into small balls. Roll each stuffing ball in the fine breadcrumbs until evenly coated. Put the stuffing balls in a greased baking tray and bake at 200C/180C/Gas 6 for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and cooked through, turning once halfway through cooking.
• While the chicken is resting, make the gravy: place the roasting tin over a low heat. Add the flour and whisk until combined with the roasting juices. Gradually pour in the wine, whisking constantly, and allow to bubble for a few minutes. Add the stock and cook for a further 6-8 minutes, whisking until thickened. Whisk in the gravy granules and redcurrant jelly and season to taste. Continue to simmer until the gravy is the consistency you like. Strain through a sieve into a serving jug.
• Carve the chicken and serve with the hot gravy and stuffing balls.

ROASTED MUSTARD TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
• Pull off excess fat around cavities of chicken and discard, then rinse chicken and pat dry. Mix together 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and rub inside cavity. Chop enough tarragon to measure 1 1/2 tablespoons and set aside, then add remainder of bunch to cavity. Put chicken in a flameproof shallow roasting pan or gratin dish and rub all over with 1/3 cup mustard. Tie legs together with string and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into fleshy part of a thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Carefully tilt chicken so juices from cavity run into roasting pan, then transfer chicken to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from pan. Whisk in flour, then cook over medium heat, whisking, 1 minute. Add water, whisking constantly and scraping up brown bits, and bring to a boil. Simmer sauce until slightly thickened, then whisk in cream, remaining tablespoon mustard, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Strain sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids, then stir in reserved chopped tarragon. Serve chicken with sauce.

ROAST TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Place chicken, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Mix oil, tarragon, garlic, pepper and salt in medium bowl. Add tomatoes and shallots; toss to coat. Remove tomatoes and shallots. Set aside. Brush the chicken with remaining oil mixture
• Roast 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until chicken is cooked through. During last 25 minutes of roasting, arrange shallots around chicken in pan. During the last 10 minutes of roasting, arrange tomatoes around chicken in pan
• Remove tomatoes, shallots and chicken from the roasting pan. Cover chicken; let stand 10 minutes before carving. Serve chicken with shallots and tomatoes

ROAST CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON BUTTER

Steps:

• 676 calories per serving 1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC (fan 180ºC/400ºF/Gas 6). Lightly grease a large roasting tin with butter. Make the tarragon butter: put the butter in a small bowl with the garlic and chopped tarragon and beat together with a small wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper. 2. Sit the chicken, breast-side up, on a board and remove any string. Gently pull back the skin over the breasts and spread the tarragon butter under the skin over the flesh. Rub a little plain butter over the legs. Season the outside of the chicken with salt and pepper. Insert the lemon halves and tarragon sprigs in the cavity. Scatter the onion wedges in the centre of the roasting tin and sit the bird, breast-side up, on top. (see below: Prepare the chicken for roasting.) Roast for 50 minutes 3. While the chicken is in the oven, put the potatoes in a large pan. Cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Add salt and simmer for 5 minutes, then drain well. Return the potatoes to the pan and gently shake it over a very low heat. (See below: Make crispy roast potatoes, step 1.) Set aside. 4. After 50 minutes' roasting, remove the tin, baste the chicken, and put the potatoes around the bird (see below: Baste the chicken, and Make crispy roast potatoes, step 2). Tuck the 3 bay leaves among the potatoes. Return the tin to the oven to roast for a further 50 minutes, turning the potatoes halfway through. When the chicken is done, transfer it to a large, warmed serving platter and cover with foil (see below: Test for doneness). 5. Increase the oven temperature to 220ºC (fan 200ºC/425ºF/Gas 7). Transfer the potatoes to a small roasting tin and pour over all but 1 tablespoon of the top layer of fat from the large roasting tin, leaving all the juices and the onion behind in the large tin. Baste the potatoes with the fat, so they are coated all over, then return them to the oven to roast for about 10 minutes to get really crisp. (See below: Make crispy roast potatoes, step 3.) 6. Meanwhile, make the gravy: sit the large roasting tin on the hob. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk. Gradually blend in the stock with the whisk and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the wine and redcurrant jelly. Stir until thickened. Season and strain into a jug or gravy boat. (See below: Make smooth, tasty gravy.) Remove the potatoes and sprinkle with salt. Garnish the chicken with bay leaves and serve with the potatoes and gravy. Keys to Perfection Prepare the chicken for roasting 1. Spreading tarragon butter under the skin makes the chicken moist and flavoursome. Starting at the open-cavity end, loosen the skin over the breasts. Do each breast separately, and use your fingers to carefully free the skin from the flesh, easing your way as far down the "pockets" as possible without tearing the skin. Spread the butter evenly over the flesh. Bring the skin back over to cover the butter. 2. Rub plain butter over the legs, season the outside of the chicken, and put the lemon halves and tarragon sprigs in the cavity. Place the chicken on a little pile of onion wedges in the middle of the roasting tin. This will prevent the bird from sitting directly on the tin, so helps it to roast better and not stick, and also gives extra flavour to the chicken and later to the gravy. Baste the chicken Halfway through cooking, baste the chicken all over with the buttery cooking juices to make it more succulent. If the breast skin is already golden brown at this point, cover the bird loosely with foil so that it doesn't burn later. After basting, add the par-boiled potatoes. Test for doneness Insert a small, sharp knife into the thickest part of the thigh; if the juices run clear, the chicken is cooked. If they are still pink, roast for a bit longer. Once done, let the bird rest for about 10 minutes, covered with foil to keep it warm, which will make the meat more succulent. Make crispy roast potatoes 1. Roast potatoes will be crisper and fluff up more easily if they're par-boiled before roasting. Once the water comes to the boil, time them to simmer for just 5 minutes, or they will overcook and lose their shape. They should still be firm in the middle. Immediately tip the potatoes into a colander to drain, then return them to the pan and gently shake over a very low heat for about 1 minute. This will dry them off and create rough edges that will later go crispy. 2. After the chicken has roasted for 50 minutes and been basted, add the potatoes to the tin. Make sure they're in a single layer, so they cook on all sides, and turn them in the juices for maximum flavour and so they can turn crispy. If you're covering the chicken with foil, don't cover the potatoes, as they won't brown properly. 3. Once the chicken is cooked, transfer the potatoes to a smaller roasting tin using a slotted spoon, keeping them in a single layer so all sides can get crisp. Tip the large tin and pour off most of the top layer of fat (but not the juices) into the small tin. Baste with the fat. Increase the oven temperature so the high heat can finish off the crisping. If necessary, shake the tin after 5 minutes to stop sticking. Make smooth, tasty gravy Making the gravy in the tin with the chicken juices gives the best flavour. Whisk in the flour to prevent lumps, and cook for 1-2 minutes to get rid of the raw taste. Add the stock a little at a time, whisking constantly for a smooth consistency. Simmer, then add the wine and redcurrant jelly. Stir to thicken. After the redcurrant jelly has dissolved, taste for seasoning. You may not need salt if the stock is salty. Strain.