Dijon-Tarragon Cream Chicken

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!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 310 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 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.