Best 9 Chicken With Tarragon Cream Sauce Recipes

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"Chicken with Tarragon Cream Sauce" is a classic dish that combines succulent chicken, a velvety tarragon-infused cream sauce, and tender vegetables. This elegant and delicious meal is the perfect comfort food for any occasion, whether it's a special celebration or a cozy family dinner. With just a few simple steps, you can create this mouthwatering dish that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON SAUCE



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This is comfort food at its finest. I cook it at least once a week and usually serve it with homemade mashed potatoes and sautéed fresh green beans. -Cher Schwartz, Ellisville, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 shallot, chopped
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
3 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon, divided
2 teaspoons lemon juice

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 370 calories, Fat 26g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 137mg cholesterol, Sodium 547mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 30g protein.

RACH'S CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE, GREEN BEANS + RICE PILAF



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Rach was inspired to make this simple, French-inspired dinner of chicken, green beans + rice by her dear friend Jacques Pépin.

Provided by Rachael Ray

Number Of Ingredients 33

2 tablespoons butter
About ½ cup broken bits of spaghetti or thin spaghetti
1-1 ½ inch pieces
½ cup pine nuts or chopped almonds
toasted
1¼ cups white rice
Salt and pepper
2 cups chicken stock
1 pound trimmed green beans or haricots verts
2 tablespoons butter
2 large shallots
Salt and white pepper
to taste
1 cup chicken stock or broth
About 6 tablespoons olive oil
4 to 6 pieces boneless
skinless chicken breasts
halved horizontally if breasts are larger than 5 ounces each
Salt and fine black or white pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 to 3 large cloves garlic
grated or chopped
Juice of ½ small lemon
plus 2 teaspoons zest
A few grates nutmeg
optional
1 tablespoon flour
½ cup white wine
½ cup chicken stock
½ cup heavy cream
3 to 4 sprigs tarragon
stripped and chopped
1 rounded tablespoon Dijon mustard

Steps:

  • For the rice, in saucepot over medium heat, melt butter, brown the pasta and pine nuts, add rice and stir a minute more
  • Season the rice with salt and pepper, add stock, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 15 minutes
  • Remove from heat, let stand 10 minutes, fluff with fork and serve
  • For the beans, boil in salted water 3 to 4 minutes, place in ice water bath to shock, then drain and dry
  • Heat a skillet over medium low heat with butter, melt, then add shallots, salt and white pepper and soften
  • Add stock and cook at low boil until very tender
  • Turn the heat off, add green beans and cover
  • Reheat over medium flame when ready to serve
  • For the chicken, heat about ¼ cup EVOO, 4 to 5 turns of the pan, in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat
  • Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then lightly brown on both sides, about 5 minutes, and remove to platter
  • Add about 2 tablespoons EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, and the butter, melt and bubble, then add garlic and swirl a minute, grate in some lemon zest and nutmeg, season with salt and pepper, add a sprinkle of flour, and stir
  • Add wine, stock, cream, and tarragon, thicken a bit, stir in mustard and slide chicken back in to cook through
  • To serve, add lemon juice
  • Serve chicken alongside the rice and green beans

CHICKEN BREAST WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE



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Make and share this Chicken Breast With Tarragon Cream Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chellsy302

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon or 3/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
2 tablespoons snipped chives
salt
pepper

Steps:

  • Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a skillet, melt butter with oil over medium heat.
  • Brown chicken breasts on both sides. Reduce heat and cook, covered, 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Put chicken aside; keep warm.
  • Add cream to skillet; scraping up brown bits. Stir in mustard and tarragon. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with chives.

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE



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Categories     Chicken     Dairy     Herb     Poultry     Roast     Kid-Friendly     Summer     Bon Appétit     Small Plates

Yield Makes 4 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 4- to 4-1/2 pound whole chicken
4 large fresh tarragon sprigs
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine
3/4 cup whipping cream
3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon

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.

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Time 1h40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

One 4- to 4 1/2-pound whole chicken
4 large fresh tarragon sprigs
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup water
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine
3/4 cup whipping cream
3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
3 egg yolks

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 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 degrees and juices run clear when thigh is pierced, basting occasionally with juices from pan, about 1 hour. Transfer chicken to platter, cover with foil while making sauce.
  • Transfer pan juices to medium saucepan. Freeze until fat rises to the 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. Whisk egg yolks in a bowl. Temper the yolks with cream sauce. Return the yolk mixture to the rest of the sauce. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Serve with chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN TARRAGON CREAM



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If you're an herb lover, this dish, which takes 10 minutes to prepare from start to finish, will become a standard in your repetoire.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/2 pounds)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 small shallot, finely chopped (about 3 tablespoons)
1/4 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 to 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh French tarragon
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

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.

CHICKEN WITH MUSTARD AND TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE



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Categories     Chicken     Mustard     Braise     Sauté     Low Carb     Quick & Easy     Brandy     Tarragon     Shallot     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 3-pound whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3/4 cup chopped shallots
1/4 cup brandy
1 cup low-salt chicken broth
1/2 cup whipping cream
4 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Steps:

  • Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Cook, skin side down, until brown, about 5 minutes. Turn over; cook 1 minute. Using tongs, transfer chicken to plate.
  • Add shallots to same skillet; reduce heat to medium-low. Sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Add brandy; simmer until liquid is reduced, scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. Whisk in broth. Return chicken to skillet, skin side up. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked, about 20 minutes. Transfer to platter; reserve skillet.
  • Whisk cream, tarragon, and mustard into same skillet. Increase heat to high; boil until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken.

DIJON-TARRAGON CREAM CHICKEN



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Chicken breasts bathed in a delicate mustard tarragon sauce. A quick and simple recipe that you can serve on a weeknight but tastes like a French chef came to your house!

Provided by DELTAQUEEN50

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.1 calories, Carbohydrate 2.1 g, Cholesterol 120.3 mg, Fat 21 g, Protein 27.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 226.8 mg

POACHED CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE



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This is a classic dish that I made in my basic culinary class. I thought it was delicious, so I decided to share. Enjoy!

Provided by SaffronMeSilly

Categories     Chicken

Time 25m

Yield 8 chicken breasts, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 ounces whole butter
4 ounces white wine
1 pint chicken stock
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 teaspoon dried tarragon or 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
1 ounce flour
4 ounces heavy cream
fresh tarragon sprig (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Trim any rib meat and fat from the breasts. Cut breasts into 2 pieces, removing strip of cartilage that joins halves.
  • Select a pan that will just hold the breasts when they are placed close together.
  • Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt and white pepper, arrange them presentation side up.
  • Add wine, chicken stock, bay leaf, thyme, and dried tarragon.
  • Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the pan you are using, rub butter on it. Place it butter side down on top of chicken mixture.
  • Bring liquid to a simmer and reduce the temperature to just below simmering (this is poaching temperature).
  • Allow chicken to cook through (about 7 minutes or until no longer pink in the middle). Remove chicken from pan.
  • Turn temperature up until remaining liquid is boiling. Allow to reduce for a minute or two.
  • Meanwhile mix 1 oz of butter and 1 oz of flour into a paste (this is called beurre manie).
  • Once the liquid in the pan has reduced a little, whisk in the beurre manie, and bring back to a boil.
  • Once liquid has thickened, add cream, and continue whisking until desired thickness.
  • Strain liquid through cheese cloth, and serve over chicken breasts, with a sprig of tarragon.

Tips:

  • For a richer flavor, use heavy cream instead of milk.
  • To make a gluten-free version of this recipe, use gluten-free flour instead of all-purpose flour.
  • If you don't have tarragon on hand, you can substitute another herb, such as thyme or rosemary.
  • Be sure to cook the chicken all the way through before adding it to the sauce.
  • Serve this dish over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.

Conclusion:

This Chicken with Tarragon Cream Sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The creamy sauce is flavorful and the chicken is cooked to perfection. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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