Quick Chicken Fricassee

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2010, America's Test Kitchen TV

This classic French dish of poached chicken in cream sauce would have a lot going for it, if we could streamline the recipe and punch up the flavors.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1 hour

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts and thighs considerably cut down our chicken fricassee recipe’s cooking time. To add back richness, we browned the meat in a combination of butter and oil, and browned vegetables until they developed their...

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