Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 2 boneless chicken breasts, skin on (I asked my butcher to de-bone a couple of skin-on breasts)
  • olive oil
  • salt and fresh pepper
  • 2 baby Vidalia onions, sliced (or 1 leek, or 2 large shallots)
  • splash of Marsala, white wine, vermouth or dry sherry
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • handful of fresh chopped tarragon leaves
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1 Tbsp stone ground or Dijon mustard

Instruction

  • Set the oven to 400F
  • Rub the chicken breasts with olive oil and season well with salt and fresh pepper. Rub the oil and spices in to the meat.
  • Drizzle a little olive oil in a pan over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, put the chicken breasts in, skin side down. Sear for a couple of minutes until the skin has good color.
  • Remove the chicken to a baking pan that has also been drizzled with olive oil, skin side up. Cook at 400 for 20 to 30 minutes or until done. The time will depend on how large your chicken breasts are (your thermometer should read between 170 and 180.) Finish under the broiler if you want more color or crispness to the skin. Set aside to rest under foil. Reserve any juices from the cooking to add to the sauce later.
  • In the same pan you seared the chicken in, add the onions and saute over medium low heat for several minutes until they soften. Do not brown them.
  • Give the pan a splash of wine and squeeze in the lemon juice. Let reduce on medium high for a minute.
  • Add the tarragon, the cream, the mustard, and any leftover juices from the cooked chicken. Bring to a simmer. Cook for a minute or two. Taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary. Pour onto a serving platter or shallow casserole dish.
  • Slice the chicken and nestle into the sauce. Sprinkle with a little more fresh tarragon.