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Tarragon chicken

Tarragon chicken

Creamy tarragon chicken is the perfect dish for entertaining, midweek dinner or freezer meal (make ahead and stash it in the freezer for a night off cooking). This recipe is simple & delicious.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: French
Keyword: chicken, tarragon
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 504kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 free-range chicken chicken breast fillets
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 tablespoon dried tarragon
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 bunch shallots finely chopped
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 2 teaspoon chicken stock powder
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 900 ml pouring cream
  • 3-4 teaspoon cornflour to thicken
  • 4 sheets of frozen puff pastry

Instructions

  • Place chicken filets in a flameproof dish and cover with milk and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of tarragon.
  • Cover with foil and bake in a moderate (180C or 360F) approx 25-30 mins until cooked (liquid runs clear if breast skewered).
  • Discard the milk.
  • Leave the chicken to cool and then chop into 2-3cms cubes and set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
  • Saute the shallots in the oil then add wine and allow to evaporate.
  • Mix cornflour with ¼ cup of the cream.
  • Add the rest of the cream to the shallot mixture and add the remainder of the tarragon.
  • Add the cornflour mix and stir constantly until mixture thickens.
  • Taste and adjust seasoning as required.
  • Add chopped chicken to mixture and stir it through.
  • Meanwhile pre-heat oven as per puff pastry package instructions.
  • Place 1 sheet of pastry on top of the other and cut into whatever shape you choose. Rectangle or triangle.
  • Cook pastry as per instructions and when it comes out of the oven split the 'cases' thru the middle to have 2 halves.
  • To serve place half a pastry case on a plate and put on chicken filling and then top with the pastry topper.

Notes

Nutrition facts are for Tarragon Chicken only (excluding the puff pastry). 

Nutrition

Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 188mg | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1423IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 2mg
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