Chicken breasts with lemon and tarragon sauce
- Published: 31 Aug 04
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
A super easy chicken, lemon and tarragon recipe that is great for easy entertaining.
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Ingredients
- 2 lemons
- 4 boneless chicken breasts, skin on
- 8 sprigs fresh tarragon
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp salt flakes
- 1 tsp mixed peppercorns, roughly ground
- 250ml soya cream
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Cut 7 fine slices from the middle of 1 lemon and juice the remainder along with the other lemon and set aside. Insert 1 slice of lemon under the skin of each chicken breast along with a sprig of tarragon and put in a roasting tin. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle over the salt and ground pepper. Roast for 35 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate and keep warm. Put the roasting tin over a low heat on the hob and add the lemon juice. Stir with a wooden spatula, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the tin. Add the soya cream and stir well to heat the mixture through.
- Return the chicken to the tin and spoon over the sauce. Garnish with the remaining tarragon and lemon slices, and serve.
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- Recipe from September 2004 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 321kcals
- Fat
- 18.3g (2.8g saturated)
- Protein
- 36.1g
- Carbohydrates
- 3g (2.4g sugar)
- Salt
- 1g
delicious. tips
This goes well with a simple salad. Dauphinoise potatoes go well with too, as would steamed green vegetables or basmati rice.
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