Skillet Tarragon Chicken Recipes

TARRAGON SKILLET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; cut each half into three pieces. Season with salt, pepper and lemon-pepper. In a large skillet, saute a third of the chicken at a time in butter until browned and no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute onions until tender. Add the cream, lemon juice and tarragon; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 5-6 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken and rice.

CREAMY TARRAGON DIJON SKILLET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brush both sides of chicken breasts with dijon mustard. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken breasts until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees, flipping half way through. This should take about 6 to 8 minutes if using thin chicken breasts.
• Remove the cooked chicken from the skillet and set aside.
• Using the same skillet, pour in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add in mushrooms and shallots. Saute for 3 to 5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• Pour in heavy cream and tarragon. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Return the chicken to the sauce and let them heat through. Serve hot over cooked pasta.

SKILLET TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Set aside remaining flour.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in large skillet and brown chicken on both sides. Remove chicken and keep warm.
• Saute onion in same skillet until it begins to become clear.
• Add wine and cook until liquid is almost evaporated, stirring to loosen browned bits (deglaze) on bottom of skillet. Watch closely- this happens fast!
• Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in reserved flour until it becomes a thick paste.
• Add tarragon, chicken broth and the cooked chicken. Cover and cook until tender.
• Place chicken on a warm platter.
• Add remaining butter and heavy cream to the liquid that is in the skillet and heat through.
• Pour sauce over the chicken and garnish with a little more tarragon or some chopped fresh parsley or green onion if desired.

SKILLET TARRAGON CHICKEN WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Pat the chicken breast pieces dry, and sprinkle them with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil and butter in a large sauté pan over medium high heat.
• Saute the chicken breasts until golden on each side (about 2 minutes per side)
• Remove the chicken from the pan, and place on a plate, and set aside.
• Add the onions, mushrooms and garlic to the saute pan, and let cook for about 2 more minutes until softened.
• Add the flour, and stir for about 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste, and stir again to combine.
• Slowly pour in the Progresso Cooking Stock, salt, and tarragon, and stir well. Bring the stock to a boil, and then add the dried pasta. Mix to submerge the pasta, and lay the chicken breasts on top of the pasta.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover, and let simmer for about 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, and the pasta is al dente.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Place the Greek yogurt in a bowl or measuring cup, temper the yogurt by slowly adding a soup ladle full of the pan sauce to the yogurt, while stirring to combine.
• Add the warmed yogurt into the sauce, and stir well to combine the chicken and noodles with the sauce.
• Serve immediately.

DIJON-TARRAGON CREAM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt the butter and heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and place in the skillet. Brown on both sides. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and continue cooking 15 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear. Set aside and keep warm.
• Stir cream into the pan, scraping up brown bits. Mix in mustard and tarragon. Cook and stir 5 minutes, or until thickened. Return chicken to skillet to coat with sauce. Drizzle chicken with remaining sauce to serve.

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.

SAUTéED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together paprika and curry powder, and sprinkle on both sides of chicken breasts; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Place 2 breasts on large sheet of plastic wrap, cover with more plastic and pound with a mallet until they are about 1/4-inch thick. Repeat with remaining breasts. (Chicken may be wrapped and refrigerated for up to 12 hours.)
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Season chicken on both sides with salt. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add enough canola oil to film the bottom of pan. Working in batches, without crowding, place breasts smooth side down and let cook until golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Turn and cook for another 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
• Wipe out skillet and return to medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and shallot, and sauté for 30 seconds, swirling pan to coat shallot with butter. Add wine, raise heat to medium-high, and cook until wine is reduced by half, about 1 minute. Add stock, bring to boil, and cook until reduced and slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in chopped tarragon, remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and any juices that have accumulated on baking sheet. Swirl to melt butter, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken on a warmed platter, pour sauce over it, and garnish with whole tarragon leaves.

CHICKEN TARRAGON

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in the flour. Reserve flour. In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons butter, add chicken and brown on both sides. Transfer to heated platter. Add shallots to skillet and saute briefly. Add wine. Cook until nearly evaporated. Add reserved flour, stir, and cook 3 minutes. Sprinkle with tarragon and add chicken broth. Return chicken to pan and simmer 10 minutes. Transfer to heated platter and keep hot. Add 1 tablespoon each butter and cream to pan, heat and pour over chicken.;

TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the oil in a large skillet over quite high heat. Season the chicken pieces and fry in batches until well browned, about 5 minutes per side.
• Put all the chicken back in the pan, add chicken stock and reduce the heat to medium. Cover and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate and keep warm and reduce any leftover juices until sticky. Add the shallot and wine and reduce to a thickish sauce, about 5 minutes. Add the creme fraiche and 1/2 the tarragon. Boil down again to sauce consistency, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Put back the chicken pieces, turning to coat, then transfer to a platter. Pour the sauce over, scatter over the remaining tarragon, and serve.