Chicken Breasts With Tomato Tarragon Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

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.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Place washed chicken in a baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients.
• Pour over the chicken, cover tightly and refrigerate overnight (or at least 2 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour off marinade into a skillet and cook it down to about half of its volume.
• Pour reduced sauce over chicken and bake, covered for about 30 minutes; uncover and bake another 15 minutes.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH TOMATO-TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Whisk 2 tablespoons tarragon, 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and 1 teaspoon garlic in shallow dish to blend. Using rolling pin, lightly pound chicken between sheets of waxed paper to uniform 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to tarragon mixture and turn to coat. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend tomato and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in processor until smooth. Add vinegar, remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic and just mix in, using on/off turns. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Grill chicken until brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon sauce around chicken. Garnish with tarragon sprigs, if desired, and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottom skillet. Add the chicken breasts and saute over medium-high heat, turning the pieces often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the shallots and garlic around the chicken. Cook briefly; add the tarragon, tomatoes, vinegar, capers, wine and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles adhering to the bottom of the skillet.
• Blend well, bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for 9 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet.
• Season chicken with salt & pepper. Sauté about 7 minutes per side until cooked through; remove and keep warm.
• Drain almost all fat from skillet.
• Add shallots and cook until softened.
• Add vermouth to pan, stirring up all bits.
• Add chicken broth, heat to boiling, lower to simmer, reduce to 1/2 cup.
• Add tarragon, and whisk in butter one bit at a time to thicken.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste. Serve over chicken.

TARRAGON CHICKEN WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Heat butter in large fry pan over medium high heat.
• Brown chicken pieces on all sides and remove from pan and keep warm.
• Add onion and garlic to pan and cook until tender.
• Stir in tomato paste and flour.
• Slowly add chicken stock and stir. Bring to a boil while stirring until mixture thickens.
• Return chicken to pan.
• Add salt, pepper and tarragon.
• Cover and simmer gently 45 minutes.
• Remove chicken to warm platter.
• Gradually add sour cream to sauce and heat gently.
• Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Serve with rice.