Best Creamy Mustard And Tarragon Chicken Recipes

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DIJON-TARRAGON CREAM CHICKEN



Dijon-Tarragon Cream Chicken image

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

SAUTEED CHICKEN IN MUSTARD-CREAM SAUCE



Sauteed Chicken in Mustard-Cream Sauce image

This classic French combination of ingredients also makes an excellent sauce for fish, such as seared salmon and trout.

Provided by Martha Stewart

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

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (6 ounces each)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup dry white wine, or chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon dried tarragon (or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh)

Steps:

  • Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; saute until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes, turning once. Transfer to a plate; keep warm.
  • Pour wine into hot skillet; cook, stirring, until reduced by half, about 1 minute. Whisk in cream, mustard, and tarragon. Cook, whisking, until thickened, about 2 minutes.
  • Pour any accumulated chicken juices from plate into sauce. Right before serving, drizzle cream sauce over chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359 g, Fat 20 g, Protein 40 g

CHICKEN WITH MUSTARD AND TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE



Chicken with Mustard and Tarragon Cream Sauce image

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.

CREAMY MUSTARD & TARRAGON CHICKEN



Creamy mustard & tarragon chicken image

Make this easy chicken dish with breasts or thighs. Half-fat crème fraîche keeps it light

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 tbsp sunflower oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
200ml tub half-fat crème fraîche
½ tbsp each Dijon and wholegrain mustard
¼ tbsp dried tarragon , or 2 sprigs of fresh if you have it

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in an ovenproof pan. Season the chicken breasts, then brown for 1 min on each side. Remove from the pan, then set aside.
  • Add the crème fraîche, mustards and tarragon to the pan, stirring to combine everything. Bring to a simmer, then return the chicken to the pan, spooning some of the sauce over the fillets. Lift into the oven, then bake for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked through and sauce bubbling. Great with green beans and rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 367 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Protein 35 grams protein, Sodium 0.46 milligram of sodium

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