Tarragon Cream Chicken
If you want to impress someone and dress up basic chicken breast this is a must make. This recipe gives you an elegant date night dinner or works for something different in your weekly meal rotation. If spinach or mushrooms aren’t your thing, no problem, leave them out or play around with replacement veggies. Honestly, it’s the cream sauce that makes this dish!
INGREDIENTS:
4 medium Chicken Breasts
2Tbs EVOO
1.5 cups chpd Mushrooms
1.5 cups Fresh Spinach
1.5 cups Chicken Broth
2 Tbs butter
3 ozs Cream Cheese
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
2 cloves garlic
1Tbs Tarragon
1 tsp Dried Basil
1/2 tsp Cayenne
Salt to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
-In EVOO cook chicken over medium heat. Remove from pan.
-Lower heat & add butter and garlic. Sauté for about a minute. Add chicken stock and deglaze pan.
-Lower heat to low/medium.
Add mushrooms and when they cook down add Heavy cream, spices & incorporate.
-Add softened cream cheese in 4-6 pieces. Cook until it’s nearly melted.
Add Spinach and stir to wilt.
-Place chicken back in pan and coat with sauce.
Simmer 3-5 minutes.
Serves 4
Macros per serving:
Calories 508
Fat 34
Carbs 5.5
Protein 41