Chicken Breasts with Mustard-Cream Sauce

Name: Chicken Breasts with Mustard-Cream Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 (6- to 8-ounce), boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed; 1 1/4 teaspoons, table salt, divided; 1 teaspoon, pepper; 1/2 cup, all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, divided; 2 , shallots, sliced thin; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 3/4 cup, heavy cream; 2-3 tablespoons, Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons chopped, fresh tarragon

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2021

Main Courses

Chicken

Weeknight

SERVES4

TIME45 minutes

Chicken Breasts with Mustard-Cream Sauce

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We set out to create a weeknight recipe inspired by poulet à la moutarde, a dish of chicken slowly braised in a rich, creamy mustard sauce. We started with boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Since chicken breasts are tapered, with one end ...

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