Chicken breasts with tarragon
Chicken breasts are slowly cooked in a frying pan, then the sauce is made in the same pan with dry white wine, chicken stock and tarragon, and served with sauté (pan-fried) potatoes.
242,244 14.2/5 for 23 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
2 chicken breasts - 2
300 g potatoes - 3
1 shallot - 4
1 bunch tarragon - 5
2 tablespoons olive oil - 6
2 tablespoons goose fat - 7
½ glass dry white wine - 8
1 chicken stock cube - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 955 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Some days in the fridge.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 min. | 5 min. | 51 min. | 1 hour 39 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Peel 300 g potatoes, cut into four, wash and dry.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan over a low heat, add potatoes, lightly salt and stir well.
Cover and leave to cook, without stiring, on a low heat for at least 30 minutes.
Cover and leave to cook, without stiring, on a low heat for at least 30 minutes.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
After 30 minutes, uncover and stir potatoes to finish cooking all over (look at this recipe for more information.
Keep hot.
Keep hot.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
While potatoes are cooking, peel and finely chop 1 shallot.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Cut 2 chicken breasts in two lengthways.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
In a frying pan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons goose fat, add chopped shallot, salt, pepper and cook one minute.
Add one teaspoon of chopped tarragon.
Add one teaspoon of chopped tarragon.
Stage 7
Reduce heat, add chicken breasts, and cook on each side...
Stage 8 - 10 min.
...until they are golden brown.
Stage 9
Put them on a hot plate...
Stage 10 - 5 min.
...and cover with aluminium foil, to keep them hot and tender.
Stage 11 - 10 min.
Prepare sauce: put frying pan back on the heat, pour in ½ glass dry white wine, ½ glass chicken stock, and a tablespoon chopped tarragon.
Deglaze the frying pan like this until the sauce thickens, then adjust seasoning.
Deglaze the frying pan like this until the sauce thickens, then adjust seasoning.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Heat serving plates. In each plate put 2 chicken breasts, coat with sauce, add a sprig of tarragon and surround with sauté potatoes.
Serve immediately.
Serve immediately.
Remarks
If you don't have tarragon, replace it with another herb: parsley, chervil, etc.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,533 Kcal or 6,418 Kj | 106 gr | 62 gr | 95 gr |
| 77 % | 41 % | 6 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 160 Kcal or 670 Kj | 11 gr | 7 gr | 10 gr |
| 8 % | 4 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 766 Kcal or 3,207 Kj | 53 gr | 31 gr | 48 gr |
| 38 % | 20 % | 3 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 9.51 €
- Per person : 4.76 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hot box cheese , Winegrowers' sausage casserole, Seafood sauerkraut, Big knife-cut chips (French fries) , Comtoise tart for Seàn, ... All |
| Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coq au vin, Taos hotpot, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Couscous, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Green avocado salad, Fresh spinach with cream, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, ... All |
| Goose fat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Avengers' potatoes, Cassoulet, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Seafood sauerkraut, Express sauerkraut, ... All |
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