Southern Living's Tarragon Cream Chicken

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/3 cup minced green onion
• 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• lemon slice
• fresh tarragon sprig

Recipe

• 1 place chicken between two sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4 inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• 2 combine 1/2 teaspoons each of salt and pepper; sprinkle over both sides of flattened chicken.
• 3 melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. add chicken; cook five minutes on each side or until done. remove from skillet, and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• 4 add lemon juice to the skillet, and cook over for thirty seconds, stirring to loosen particles from the bottom of the skillet.
• 5 add cream and next five ingredients; bring to a boil. cook, stirring constantly, 4 minutes or until the sauce is slightly thickened.
• 6 i always place the chicken on a serving plate, and then pour the sauce over the chicken. i then garnish with lemon slices and tarragon sprigs.
• 7 enjoy!