Chicken with Tarragon and Mustard Cream Sauce

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I don't even know how we've already turned to a new month in the calendar, but here we are. Between the weather and politics and the passing of the great Catherine O'Hara, I'm ready to just toss this whole year in the trash already. But, between all of the gloom and doom, there are pops of pinks and reds shining through with the upcoming Valentine holiday, so at least we have some cutesy feel good things to grasp on to for now. While it's a holiday that Jason and I don't really celebrate, it's my daughter's first with her new love. Since her beau appreciates a good meal, but lives in a town with only 3 restaurants, I thought it might be a fun idea if they stayed in and cooked their own Valentine meal together this year. My daughter loves the chicken piccata that my bestie makes for her when she's visiting from out of town because she is obsessed with the sauce over rice. Try as I might, I have never been able to get it made the way she makes it, which my daughter likes to tell me every time, even though bestie has explained the recipe to me a million times. Idk, maybe her version is made with love and mine's just made with an eat it or starve mentality and that's why hers is so much better than mine. So, I didn't want to suggest chicken piccata as a meal they could make together, but I did find a fool proof (meaning, Theresa proof) recipe for Chicken with Tarragon and Mustard Cream Sauce on Golden Blossom Honey that would be easy to make but gourmet enough to pass for a Valentine meal at home together. 

 

I did make this for a non-special meal for my husband this week, and I'd like to be able to tell you that he said it was delicious (which he did), but he inhaled it so fast, I'm not sure he even tasted it as it went into his mouth. I will tell you that the sauce is top notch as far as flavor goes. I made double what the recipe called for and poured it over my steamed rice and it was mouthwatering good! I did have issues finding fresh tarragon at our grocers for some reason this week, so I ended up substituting that for fresh rosemary and still absolutely loved the end result. The chicken cooked up tender, juicy, and flavorful, but that sauce was definitely the star of the show. I'd say that this recipe is a keeper not only for ordinary dinners, but would totally work for special occasions as well. 

 

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon butter

2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned and halved

1/2 cup shallots, chopped

1/4 cup brandy

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup whipping cream

2 tablespoons GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

3 teaspoons grainy mustard

1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped

salt and pepper, to taste

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Do you dine out or cook at home for Valentine's Day?