Monday, June 14, 2010

chicken with dijon mustard cream sauce

Prepare:
1 pound thin-sliced chicken breasts
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon pepper

Saute chicken in 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Remove chicken to a plate.

Add:
0.25 cup white wine
0.25 cup chicken broth
Cook until reduced by half

Whisk in:
0.5 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
salt and pepper to taste
Add back juices from resting chicken.

Serve chicken with sauce.
Good with pasta or rice.

gorgonzola pasta

Cook:
1 pound pasta

For the sauce:
2 tablespoons butter
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
0.25 cup chicken broth
0.25 cup whipping cream
0.25 pound crumbled blue cheese
salt and pepper to taste

optional:
sliced bell peppers, sauteed
toasted walnuts
sliced mushrooms, sauteed