November 24, 2018 / In food , chicken / Tagged as: olive oil, chicken, crème fraiche, red onion, mushroom, tarragon

Tarragon Chicken with Mushroom and Creme Fraiche

Total Cook Time

40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • handful of mushrooms, sliced
  • 2-3 chicken fillets or thighs, skinless and boneless, cut into chunks
  • 1/4 tbsp dried tarragon or 2 sprigs of fresh tarragonn
  • 200ml crème fraiche (small tub)

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C.
  2. Add 2 tbsp olive oil to small oven dish. Roll chicken breasts in the oil and place in oven to cook.
  3. Meanwhile…. add the onion and mushrooms to a frying pan and cook on a low heat in olive oil. Add some seasoning (salt & pepper).
  4. Add the tarragon to onion/mushrooms after 5-10 minutes and the tub of crème fraiche.
  5. Pour the onion/mushroom sauce over the chicken (assuming chicken has already cooked 15-20 minutes). Spoon some of the sauce over the chicken.
  6. Cook in oven for further 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

Notes

Serve with rice or pasta. Long green beans are a great accompaniment.

Alternate chicken prep can be:

  • keep frozen chicken pieces on standby and chop up with scissors

Alternate to tarragon:

  • basil/rosemary