Creamy Tarragon Chicken
Enjoy this easy chicken with tarragon cream sauce as a fragrant comfort food dinner with all the family. It's a simple chicken skillet recipe that feels quite indulgent!
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 373kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- ¼ cup flour spelt or 'regular' flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil more, if required
- 1 large shallot finely diced
- ½ cup fennel finely sliced
- 1 garlic clove minced or finely diced
- ½ cup chicken stock
- ½ cup heavy cream (double cream for UK readers)
- 1.5 tablespoon fresh tarragon finely diced
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Pat the chicken breasts dry and season with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle the flour into a large bowl and dredge the chicken breasts so they are lightly coated. You will likely not use all the flour.
- Drizzle olive oil in your skillet and bring to a medium-high heat. Use tongs to place the chicken breasts in the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes each side until browned and cooked through. Cook time will vary slightly depending upon the thickness of your chicken breasts. Set aside on a plate.
- If required, add a little more olive oil to the skillet and reduce the heat to low-medium. Fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes, then add in the fennel. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Pour in the chicken stock and increase the heat so it is very lightly bubbling. Pour in the cream and sprinkle in the tarragon. Cook for 4-5 minutes so that it reduces slightly. Add the chicken back to the skillet and cook for a further few minutes, spooning the sauce over the chicken breasts. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Notes
- If your chicken breasts are on the larger size you may wish to either slice horizontally into smaller pieces or use a meat mallet to flatten.
- I suggest finely dicing the fennel. It's a pungent flavor, and works best in smaller quantities.
- Use a meat thermometer to check for an internal temperature of 165F of the chicken breasts at their deepest point to ensure it is cooked through.
- Nutritional information is given as a courtesy. It is for informational purposes only and should be considered to be an estimate.
- spelt, which has a ? as a liberator.
- shallot isn't rated. You can swap for white onion.
- tarragon isn't rated. It is low histamine on other lists, but be mindful of personal sensitivities.
- garlic, which scores 1.
- chicken stock will depend upon ingredients used.
- cream scores 0, but with additional notes you may wish to check.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Nutrition
Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 604mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 658IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg