Tarragon Tomato Cream Chicken Recipes

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 TOMATOES AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Place washed chicken in a baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients.
• Pour over the chicken, cover tightly and refrigerate overnight (or at least 2 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour off marinade into a skillet and cook it down to about half of its volume.
• Pour reduced sauce over chicken and bake, covered for about 30 minutes; uncover and bake another 15 minutes.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN TARRAGON CREAM

Steps:

• 1. Browning the chicken. Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large (10 to 12-inch) skillet over medium-high heat. Using tongs, carefully lower the chicken breasts into the pan and cook them for about 1 minute on each side just until hey begin to brown slightly. Transfer the still-raw chicken to a plate.
• 2. Poaching in cream. Reduce the heat under the skillet to low. Add the shallot and cook, stirring constantly, until softened but not browned, less than 1 minute. Add the vermouth and cook for 30 seconds, then add the cream and half the tarragon. Return the chicken breasts to the pan and adjust the heat so that the cream gently simmers. Cover and cook until the chicken is firm and just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. To check for doneness, cut into the thickest part of a breast with a paring knife ¿ there should be no sign of pink or translucence.
• 3. Finishing. Transfer the chicken breasts to a warmed serving platter or individual dinner plates. The sauce should be thick enough to lightly coat a spoon. If it is too thin, continue to simmer it for about 1 minute and it will thicken. Stir in the remaining tarragon and the lemon juice, then taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve right away with buttered egg noodles.

TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine carrots, mushrooms and onion. Top with chicken. In a small bowl, combine broth, tarragon, salt and pepper; pour over chicken. Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 6-8 hours. Remove chicken; when cool enough to handle, shred with 2 forks. Transfer chicken and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm., Pour juices into a small saucepan. Skim fat. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with 1/2 cup cooking juices until smooth. Whisk into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add cream; heat through. Serve with chicken and vegetables.

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.

CREAMY CHICKEN WITH CORN, TARRAGON AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Put the couscous in a small saucepan. Add 1/2 of the boiling chicken stock and enough water to cover. Simmer for 3 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large skillet or wok, heat the butter/margarine until it sizzles. Add the chicken breasts and saute until lightly browned. Add the other 1/2 of the chicken stock and the cream and heat gently until just boiling. Mix in the corn, tomatoes and 1/2 of the fresh tarragon. Heat through for 1 minute and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• With a fork fluff up reserved couscous. Add a handful of tarragon and the lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste. Spoon the couscous and chicken onto serving plates and garnish with the remaining tarragon.

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Rinse chicken thoroughly inside and out. Pat dry. Sprinkle chicken inside with salt and pepper. Place tarragon sprigs in cavity. Rub butter all over outside of chicken. Place chicken in roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour 1/2 cup water into roasting pan.
• Roast chicken until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F and juices run clear when thigh is pierced, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 1 hour. Transfer chicken to platter; cover with foil while making sauce.
• Transfer pan juices to medium saucepan. Freeze until fat rises to top, about 10 minutes. Spoon off fat; discard. Add vermouth to pan juices in saucepan. Boil until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Add cream and tarragon and boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Serve with chicken.

TARRAGON TOMATO CREAM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dredge chicken in flour, salt and pepper; brown in butter.
• Place in 2 quart casserole.
• Dredge tomatoes in flour and brown in butter and place 4-5 slices around the chicken.
• Break up remaining tomato slices; sprinkle with tarragon.
• Add 1 tablespoons flour to skillet; stir to blend; slowly add cream, stirring constantly; simmer until thickened.
• Pour sauce over chicken and tomatoes; cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove cover and continue cooking for 15 more minutes uncovered.