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Tarragon Chicken Recipe

Modified: Oct 25, 2025 by Judith E. Coates · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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A refreshing tarragon chicken meal that will delight your family and friends!
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Chicken breast with tarragon cream sauce and white rice on the side.

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Tarragon chicken recipe is a French classic which is a delightful elegant dish with a creamy, white wine sauce. Wonderful for chicken breasts, cooking up a match made in heaven with tarragon and chicken. Suitable for any occasion as it is so appetizing and makes a quick and easy meal!

Chicken breast with tarragon cream sauce and white rice on the side.

A whole chicken can be used for this recipe, but using chicken breasts or chicken legs is so much easier and the results are fantastic.

It is one of the easiest chicken recipes that is so good for entertaining as it is quick to make and so delicious.

You will be the hostess with the "mostess"!

A refreshing tarragon chicken meal that will delight your family and friends!

Ingredient List

  • skinless, breasts
  • dry white wine
  • chicken stock
  • dried tarragon
  • garlic clove
  • whipping cream
  • fresh tarragon
  • Salt and pepper

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Chicken breast with tarragon cream sauce and white rice on the side.

Tarragon Chicken Is The Best

Judith Coates
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A refreshing tarragon chicken meal that will delight your family and friends!
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course dinner
Cuisine French

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless chicken breasts
  • 125 milliliter/4 fluid ounce/1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 300 milliliter/1/2 pint/1 ¼ cups) chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
  • 1 garlic clove finely chopped
  • 125 milliliter/4 fluid ounce/1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
  • Salt and pepper
  • Fresh tarragon to garnish optional
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Instructions
 

  • Place the chicken breasts in a heavy-bottomed pan.
  • Pour the wine and stock over the chicken breasts just enough to cover them.
  • Add the dried tarragon and garlic.
  • Simmer very gently, the liquid just gently rolling.
  • Cook for about ten minutes the juices should run clear if you pierce with a knife.
  • Remove the chicken pieces and keep them warm.
  • Pour the liquid into a small pan by passing it through a sieve to strain it.
  • Now boil this liquid and reduce it by half this will give a good flavor.
  • Add the cream, cook, and reduce again by half.
  • Add the fresh tarragon and taste it at this stage, adjust the seasoning to your taste.
  • Serve by slicing the chicken breasts and pour a little of the sauce over each chicken piece.
  • Garnish with fresh tarragon if preferred.
  • Bon Appétit!

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  1. Judith says

    October 25, 2025 at 12:06 pm

    5 stars
    This is a simple dish to make with the perfect blend of chicken and tarragon. They are truly made for each other!

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