Chicken With Lemon Mustard And Tarragon Food

LEMON MUSTARD CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• Place chicken in a large heavy bottom skillet or casserole dish.
• In a bowl add melted butter, mustard, lemon juice, tarragon and salt. Mix well.
• Pour mixture over chicken.
• Bake uncovered for 30 - 40 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165*F
• Baste chicken 1/2 way through.
• Baste chicken when you remove it from oven.
• If using a large skillet to cook chicken, remove chicken and leave liquids in skillet. If using a casserole dish, remove chicken and pour liquid into a pot. Set casserole dish aside.
• In a small bowl mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 2 teaspoons water. Pour into lemon mustard sauce.
• Bring to a boil and cook until mixture thickens. Put chicken back into skillet and baste with thickened sauce or add chicken back into casserole dish and pour sauce over chicken.
• Serve immediately with rice, noodles or your favorite vegetables.

LEMON MUSTARD TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a heavy based frying pan over a medium-high heat. Sauté the chicken breasts for 3-5 mins on each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate.
• In the same pan. in the same oil, butter mixture, gently fry the onion and garlic over medium heat until really soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add the wine and simmer for a few minutes. Then add the broth, bring to boil and simmer for a minute before whisking in the cream, lemon juice, mustard and half of the tarragon.
• Bring back to boil and whisk thoroughly.
• Return the chicken to the pan cook for 7-10 mins or cooked through.
• Scatter the remaining tarragon and season to taste with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN WITH LEMON, MUSTARD AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a heavy based frying pan over a medium-high heat. Sauté the chicken breasts for 2-3 mins on each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate.
• In the same pan in the remaining butter mixture, gently fry the onion and garlic over a medium heat until really soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add the wine and simmer for a few minutes Then add the broth, bring to the boil and simmer for a minute before whisking in the cream, lemon juice, mustard and half of the fresh tarragon.
• Bring back to the boil and whisk thoroughly.
• Return the chicken breasts to the pan, cook for 7-10 mins or until cooked through. Scatter over the remaining tarragon and season to taste.
• Serve the chicken with the sauce and rice and steamed green beans.

TARRAGON CHICKEN WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat a medium-large skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil. Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper, and lay the pieces in the pan rounded-side down first (the side that had the skin). Cook the chicken, turning only once, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to an oven-proof dish, reserving the skillet. Place the chicken to the oven and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 170 to 75 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour the vermouth into the reserved skillet, scraping up any browned bits that cling to the pan with a wooden spoon, and cook over medium heat until the liquid reduces by about half. Add the chicken broth and continue to cook until slightly thickened.
• In a small bowl whisk a teaspoon or so of cold water with the cornstarch, then whisk the mixture into the broth and bring to a full boil. Remove from heat and add the zest, lemon juice, and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove the chicken from the oven. Pour any pan drippings from the chicken into the sauce and stir to combine. Divide the chicken pieces between 4 plates. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve.

MUSTARD-TARRAGON CHICKEN SAUTé

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and sauté until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter. Tent with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Add shallots to same skillet and sauté 1 minute. Add vermouth and mustard and bring to simmer. Add cream and 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon. Simmer until slightly thickened, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet. Simmer until chicken is heated through, about 1 minute.
• Transfer chicken and sauce to platter. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon and serve.

LEMON AND TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• place the chicken pieces,skin-side up in a roasting dis.separate the garlic cloves but do not peel them.use a rolling pin or the side of a knife to squash the garlic and scatter round the meat.
• cut the lemons in half and squeeze over the chicken and garlic.season with salt and pepper,then drizzle over the olive oil and place in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until the juices run clear and the chicken is golden.
• scatter the tarragon over the chicken,baste with the juices and return for about 10 minutes.
• serve with roasted,new or baked potatoes.

GRILLED TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spread mustard on both sides of chicken; sprinkle with pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Combine butter, lemon juice, tarragon and garlic salt. Grill chicken over hot heat until juices run clear, basting with butter mixture during last 3-5 minutes.

LEMON TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare sauce by adding the following to food processor: 2 strips lemon peel (remove with vegetable peeler or zester) and juice of lemon (2 TBSP), garlic, parsley, green onions, tarragon, wine, cornstarch, and sugar. Process 20 seconds until well blended.
• Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2-3 minutes.
• Place oil in pan; swirl to coat. Add chicken, and cook 2-3 minutes on each side.
• Pulse sauce one more time, then pour over chicken. Cover, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer 6-8 minutes, turning occasionally, until internal temp reaches 170°F.
• Serve sauce over chicken.

TARRAGON & MUSTARD ROASTED FREE-RANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Put the tarragon stalks, vegetables, olive oil and garlic in a heavy roasting tin. Place on a high heat and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to brown.
• While the vegetables are cooking, remove any string from the chickens, sprinkle the cavities with salt and pepper and stuff the lemon quarters inside.
• Lay the chickens, breast-side down, on top of the veg. Season with salt and pepper, scatter over half the chopped tarragon leaves, then drizzle with a little olive oil. Roast for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, mix 1 tbsp mustard with the remaining chopped tarragon leaves.
• Remove the roasting tin from the oven, turn the chickens over and spread with the mustard mixture. Return the chickens to the oven and roast for a further 40 minutes or until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with a skewer.
• Remove the chickens to a dish or 2 large plates and cover each one with an upturned bowl. Skim any excess fat from the roasting tin. Place the tin on a high heat, pour in the wine, and boil for 8-10 minutes until the wine has almost completely reduced. Now pour in the stock and bring to the boil, then simmer for 5-7 minutes until reduced by half. Stir in 1 tsp mustard, season to taste and strain into a gravy boat.

PAN ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND WHOLE GRAIN MUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450*F.
• Prepare the chicken by gently easing your fingertips between the skin and the meat at the neck opening, to loosen the skin all over the breast, taking care not to tear the skin.
• Insert the parsley sprig, basil or rosemary under the skin.
• Season the chicken generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat an oven-proof skillet large enough to hold the chicken over high heat.
• Add the olive oil and swirl it in the skillet.
• As soon as you begin to see slight wisps of smoke, carefully place the chicken skin side down in the skillet.
• Sear the chicken, undisturbed, while reducing the heat little by little to medium, until it's skin has turned golden brown and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Carefully turn the chicken skin side up.
• Put the skillet with the chicken into the preheated oven and cook until the chicken is deep golden brown and the juices run clear when the thickest part of the thigh meat is pierced with a thin skewer, 10 to 15 minutes more, depending on it's size.
• When the chicken is done, remove it from the skillet with tongs and transfer it to a cutting board.
• Pour off all but a thin glaze of fat from the skillet.
• Return the skillet to high heat, add the chicken stock and the lemon juice, stirring and scraping with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan.
• Boil the liquid down until it has reduced by half it's volume, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Turn down the heat and add the mustard, stirring briskly with a wire whisk.
• Add the butter a piece at a time to make a creamy sauce, making sure each piece has been incorporated completely before adding the next.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in half of the parsley or basil.
• To serve, spoon the sauce into the centers of two to four heated plates.
• With a large sharp knife, cut the chicken into two halves or four equal pieces.
• Place the chicken on the plates, sprinkle with the remaining parsley or basil and serve.

GRILLED TARRAGON MUSTARD CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mince garlic; wash, dry and chop tarragon. Combine garlic, tarragon, mustard and lemon juice in small bowl.
• Wash and dry chicken breast, cut in half and add to the bowl, turning to coat with marinade on both sides.
• Prepare stove-top grill. Grill chicken on both sides until browned, about 10 minutes, spooning any leftover marinade over the chicken before turning.

CREAMY MUSTARD & TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in an ovenproof pan. Season the chicken breasts, then brown for 1 min on each side. Remove from the pan, then set aside.
• Add the crème fraîche, mustards and tarragon to the pan, stirring to combine everything. Bring to a simmer, then return the chicken to the pan, spooning some of the sauce over the fillets. Lift into the oven, then bake for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked through and sauce bubbling. Great with green beans and rice.

MUSTARD LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, oil, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in single layer in non-aluminum baking dish. Pour lemon-mustard marinade over chicken. Turn to coat.
• Refrigerate, covered 30-45 minutes, turning once.
• Broil chicken on broiler pan with oven rack 5 inches from heat for 25-30 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Turn and baste every 5 minutes while cooking.

TARRAGON MUSTARD BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix mustard, lemon juice, tarragon and garlic in food processor or blender.
• Process bread into crumbs.
• Remove skin from chicken.
• place chicken breast in greased or non stick 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• Spread with mustard mixture, then sprinkle with crumbs.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.