French Chicken Breast with Orange Tarragon Sauce

Recipe courtesy Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh

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  • on March 29, 2009

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    Although the sauce was wonderful, the cooking time of 15-20 minutes was extremely underestimated. I cooked it for an additional 15 minutes and it was still under done. I would suggest 30-40 minutes instead.

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  • on March 08, 2009

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    This recipe was quite easy to execute. It took quite a bit longer than 1 min per side of "searing" however. And I think searing is the wrong word... unless the intent really is to totally burn the butter. I browned each side of the chicken for about 3 min. But the sauce turned out quite nice. Be generous with the salt and pepper on big chicken breasts. And I tasted the sauce as it reduced and got that tarragon out of there before it got overwhelming. This recipe give you a good amount of time to work on other sides at the same time. Whipped up some glazed carrots and some brown rice w/ suateed mushrooms and onions.

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  • on March 02, 2009

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    I prepared this recipe and both my husband and I loved it. It is light and flavorful. The sauce is very, very good. I highly recommend it. Minerva from Fajardo, PR

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  • on February 12, 2009

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    This is a good chicken dish but nothing to get excited about. The sauce has a nice flavor. Go easy on the fresh tarragon; it's a strong herb. The cooking technique works very well and can be used with other sauces. Browning the chicken in a skillet before putting it in the oven makes the skin crispy and flavorful, and it makes the cooking time shorter.

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  • on January 29, 2009

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    Awesome recipe! Quick and easy to cook. Next time I will double the sauce because everyone loved it!

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  • on January 17, 2009

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    I used boneless skinless breasts for this recipe. It turned out great. The sauce was simple, but tasted like i spend all day at the stove. I will definitely entertain with this recipe. I served the chicken with white rice made using chicken stock in place of H2O.

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  • on July 06, 2008

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    I used conventional bone-in chicken breasts without the wing. Encountered the recipe by searching "tarragon chicken" in hopes of finding ways to use surplus tarragon from our garden. I will definitely make this again and again!

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  • on March 25, 2008

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    I fixed this one evening for a quick dinner. It was great. I used fresh oranges and some orange zest...reduced it while the chicken was cooking. Wonderful sauc...will mak again and again.

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  • on September 14, 2006

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    Lives up to the hype. Excellent recipe for an easy dinner or a romantic evening to impress that "special someone". Great outcome and worth the difficulty

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  • on August 24, 2006

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    We loved the orange flavor to the chicken..I did add some flour to the sauce to make it a little thicker...made this with the fingerling potatoes and green bean. EXCELLENT!!

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