Best 11 Poached Chicken With Tarragon Cream Sauce Recipes

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Poached chicken with tarragon cream sauce is a classic French dish that is both elegant and delicious. It can be served as a main course with roasted vegetables or mashed potatoes, or as a light lunch or dinner with a side salad. The poaching liquid infuses the chicken with flavor, while the creamy tarragon sauce adds a touch of richness and complexity.

Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!

TARRAGON POACHED CHICKEN



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A delectable sauce starring Dijon mustard and white wine tops off the poached-to-perfection chicken in Herbert Bray's delightful meal-in-one-dinner. "People who taste this unique dish can't believe I found it in a collection of lighter recipes," he reports from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Carrots and onions are cooked with the chicken and round out the meal nicely.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup white wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 medium celery ribs, thinly sliced
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon browning sauce, optional
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Hot cooked rice, optional

Steps:

  • In a large nonstick skillet, combine the first eight ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add chicken; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear. With a slotted spoon, remove chicken and vegetables to a serving dish., Combine cornstarch, water, mustard and browning sauce if desired until smooth; whisk into poaching liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Spoon over chicken and vegetables; sprinkle with parsley. Serve over hot cooked rice if desired.

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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.

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.

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 WITH TARRAGON-CAPER SAUCE WITH MIXED GREENS



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Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced shallots
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
1 1/2 tablespoons drained capers
4 roasted, grilled, or poached boneless chicken breast halves
6 cups mesclun salad blend (about 4 ounces)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup roasted red peppers from jar, thinly sliced

Steps:

  • Whisk together mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, shallots, tarragon, and capers in small bowl. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Season chicken breasts to taste with salt and pepper. Toss mesclun in bowl with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. Divide mesclun among 4 plates. Slice chicken breasts and fan atop salads. Drizzle tarragon-caper sauce over chicken. Garnish with red pepper slices. Serve immediately.

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 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.

POACHED CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON SAUCE AND PEAS



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Poached chicken is prepared with noadded fat -- just water, garlic,herbs, and pepper.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 6 ounces each)
1 1/2 pounds garden peas, shelled (1 1/2 cups), or 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed
4 garlic cloves
1 bay leaf
6 whole black peppercorns
3 cups loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus a few sprigs
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh tarragon, plus more for garnish
3 thin slices white bread, crusts removed, bread torn into large pieces
2 1/2 tablespoons drained capers, rinsed
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Put chicken, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, and a few parsley sprigs in a Dutch oven. Fill almost to the top with cold water; bring to a boil. Reduce to a bare simmer. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 18 to 20 minutes; transfer to a bowl. Add enough poaching liquid to cover; let cool. Reserve garlic and 1/2 cup remaining poaching liquid from pot.
  • Process tarragon, bread, capers, reserved poached garlic, and parsley in a food processor until smooth, about 15 seconds. With processor running, add oil and reserved 1/2 cup poaching liquid. Stir in salt, and season with pepper.
  • Bring a small pot of water to a boil; add peas. Cook fresh peas until bright green and crisp-tender (or frozen peas until heated through), about 2 minutes; drain. Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce onto each of four plates. Cut each breast half into 5 or 6 pieces. Divide among plates; scatter peas on top. Garnish with tarragon; serve with extra sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378 g, Cholesterol 99 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 46 g, Sodium 460 g

POACHED CHICKEN WITH LEMON & TARRAGON SAUCE



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Poached chicken with lemon in a deliciously creamy tarragon sauce - serve simply with rice or potatoes

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 15

300ml dry white wine
1 small fennel , sliced or 2 sticks celery, sliced
1 large carrot , cut in sticks
2 sprigs each thyme , rosemary and tarragon
2 large bay leaves
about 100g/4oz smoked bacon pieces or rinds
½ tsp whole black peppercorns
1 tbsp bouillon powder or 2 stock cubes
1 whole chicken , about 2kg/4lb 8 oz
1 onion , quartered
2 egg yolks
142ml pot double cream
handful fresh tarragon , chopped
1 tsp cornflour
juice of 1 lemon

Steps:

  • Put the wine, vegetables, herb sprigs, bay leaves, bacon, peppercorns and stock powder or cubes in a large pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins.
  • Remove any excess fat from the chicken and push it into the liquor.
  • Return the liquor to the boil, then turn heat down. Cover and cook for 11⁄4 hrs until chicken legs feel tender when pierced. Remove from heat, stand for 15 mins, then lift onto a plate. Strain the liquor into a bowl and pour 500ml into a pan. Boil to reduce by half.
  • Pull and cut the bird into neat portions, discarding skin, wing tips and backbone. Put on a plate and cover.
  • Beat together the yolks, cream and tarragon in a jug. Ladle in a quarter of the liquor, mix, then pour back into the stock and turn the heat down. Mix the cornflour with a little water and add. With a wooden spoon, stir for 3-5 mins until it begins to thicken.6 Remove from the heat, then stir in lemon juice to taste. Pour some sauce over the chicken and put the rest in a jug. Serve with boiled long grain rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 689 calories, Fat 42 grams fat, SaturatedFat 19 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Protein 62 grams protein, Sodium 1.35 milligram of sodium

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



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This is from a 30 year old "garage sale" cookbook that I love called "Fifteen Minute Meals" by Emalee Chapman. The author studied cooking at Maxims in Paris. This simple recipe is delicious!

Provided by AlaskaPam

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 20m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
fresh tarragon (leaves from 5-6 branches) or 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
salt
pepper
tarragon (optional garnish)

Steps:

  • Cut the chicken breasts into strips. Bring the broth to a boil and add the chicken breasts. Turn down to a simmer and simmer for 6-8 minutes In a seperate pan boil the cream and tarragon for 4-5 mins to thicken. Add the poached chicken to the sauce and cook for 2-3 minutes Add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with extra tarragon. I love this served with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 603.6, Fat 49.2, SaturatedFat 28.7, Cholesterol 238.6, Sodium 1302.1, Carbohydrate 4.7, Sugar 1.2, Protein 34.9

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
  • Brine the chicken breasts overnight to keep them moist and juicy.
  • Poach the chicken breasts gently in a flavorful poaching liquid to infuse them with flavor.
  • Make sure the tarragon cream sauce is smooth and flavorful.
  • Serve the poached chicken with the tarragon cream sauce and your favorite sides.

Conclusion:

Poached chicken with tarragon cream sauce is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a few simple tips, you can create a dish that will impress your guests and leave them wanting more.

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