Chicken And Green Bean Soup With Tarragon Food

CHICKEN TARRAGON SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Slice the leek and carefully rinse any dirt from the leek. Slice the celery.
• Add the olive oil to a large soup pot and add the onion, garlic, and leek. Cook until the onion is softened, about 4 minutes. Add the celery, chicken pieces, wine, tarragon and broth. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and add the heavy cream, and lemon juice. Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, turning the chicken once or twice. Cook until the chicken is thoroughly cooked, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the pot and pick the meat off the bone. Return the meat to the soup, add the salt and pepper. Taste and add more salt to taste, if needed.

FRENCH CHICKEN TARRAGON

Steps:

• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Let stand for 30 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature.
• Heat the oven to 400°F. Put an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter and shallots and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and chopped tarragon and cook for 1 minute (be careful not to let the garlic brown). Arrange the chicken thighs in the pot in one layer, add the broth and wine, and bring to a simmer.
• Put the lid on and place the pot on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350°F and continue baking for 45 minutes, or until the thighs are tender. Put the thighs on a platter, cover loosely, and keep warm.
• Strain the pan juices through a fine sieve into a saucepan and spoon off any rising fat. Place the pan over medium-high heat, add the crème fraîche and lemon zest, and simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken, garnish with tarragon leaves, and serve.

CREAM OF GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the green onions, shallot and garlic in the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Set aside.
• Cook the diced potatoes in boiling water to cover for 15 minutes, or until tender (depends on how small you diced them); drain well, and set aside.
• Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan; add green beans, and cook 30 to 35 minutes or until tender. Add the reserved green onions and potato; stir well.
• Transfer half of the green bean mixture to the container of an electric blender; cover and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides. Repeat the procedure with the remaining green bean mixture. (Sometimes I like to use my immersion blender, leaving some of the pieces whole). Return the pureed mixture to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; stir in whipping cream or half and half, lemon juice, and tarragon. Cook until thoroughly heated. Serve, and sprinkle with black pepper.

QUICK CHICKEN WITH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat on stove.
• Add Chicken to skillet and cook until browned on all sides.
• Combine Remaining ingredients except rice and add to skillet.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• If mixture is too thick after simmering, add milk to desired thickness.
• Serve over warm white rice.

TARRAGON GRILLED CHICKEN WITH GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Take tarragon, garlic, lemon, juice and 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil and blend in a food processor.
• Trim chicken and place in a pan and cover with tarragon marinade, cover and chill for 20 minutes.
• Grill chicken. Set aside to cool while making salad.
• In a large pot, boil 3 quarts of water. When boiling add the lemon (reserve zest) then add fennel. Cook for 4 minutes or until tender. Remove fennel with a hand strainer into an ice water bath, leaving lemon behind.
• Follow the same method with green beans and asparagus. They all cook at different temperatures and you need to cook at least 4 minutes. After each minute check crispness until finished. Refresh ice bath each time.
• Reserve poached vegetables on a paper towel to dry while making warm vinaigrette.
• In a large sauté pan add rest of oil and sherry vinegar. Cook on medium high till hot then add tomatoes and peas. Sauté till tomatoes start to break down then immediately remove.
• Place vegetables in a large bowl then pour vinaigrette over and toss. Place on 4 plates or bowls.
• Slice chicken on the bias and place each sliced breast on salads and garnish with dried edamame seeds.

TARRAGON CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a Dutch oven or stockpot about 3/4 full with water; mix chicken base, tarragon, basil, and black pepper into water and bring to a boil. Cook chicken in the boiling broth mixture until no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove chicken from broth, leaving broth in Dutch oven to simmer. Dice chicken and add it back to the simmering broth.
• Mix rice, onion, carrot, celery, and garlic into simmering broth; cook until rice is tender and soup is thickened, 25 to 30 minutes. Add more water if needed.

BLACK BEAN AND CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken pieces with 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
• Cook on medium high heat in small about of oil, until chicken is cooked through and lightly browned, or about 5-7 minutes.
• Combine all ingredients and cooked chicken in crockpot.
• Stir well, and taste to make sure spices are how you like them.
• Cook on high heat one hour, then low for 3-4 hours, or for however long you need it to cook.
• It will be done when you are ready for it.