Dijon-Tarragon Cream Chicken Recipe
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Dijon-Tarragon Cream Chicken

By: DELTAQUEEN50 
"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!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (389)

What to Drink?

Wine Chardonnay
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 310 | Total Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 120mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2006 by JANICER8   view full review
This recipe looked great as is, but after reading other reviews, I decided to take some of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 3, 2004 by LABSARE4ME   view full review
This recipe was very good. I added a few things that rounded out the flavors. Changes I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2006 by PHILHERB Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I'm a personal chef who uses allrecipes ALL of the time. Put this together and it was an...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2006 by HUGSMOMMY   view full review
As is, I would say this was an okay recipe, but with a few modifications, it is excellent. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2005 by Karen   view full review
I too made some adjustments on this recipe. I took the advice of others and dusted the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2006 by chi-love   view full review
Tasty, easy recipe. My husband loved it and I didn't let on just how easy it was. I changed it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2008 by SunFlower   view full review
I used to make this recipe all the time when I still ate meat. Now that I'm a vegetarian, I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 22, 2006 by foodlover   view full review
coated chicken with salt pepper and herbs of provence and let sit for the afternoon. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2008 by trishthedish725 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This recipe is so delicious and everyone I've served it to raves; I always double the sauce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2006 by EILISH40   view full review
Excellent recipes and good company fare. The only changes I made is to deglaze the pan with...

 

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