This chicken tarragon recipe is so good you'll want it all the time

Name: This chicken tarragon recipe is so good you'll want it all the time
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 x 125g chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces; 25 g plain flour; 2 tbsp. olive oil; 250 g chestnut mushrooms, sliced; 150 mL white wine; 300 mL crème fraîche; 1/2 tbsp. Dijon mustard; 2 tbsp. fresh chopped tarragon; large handful spinach

This signature dish is a true one-pan wonder. Good enough to serve at a dinner party or for a midweek supper idea.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 20 May 2025

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This classic chicken tarragon recipe is the perfect dish for easy entertaining and tastes wonderful with a side of potatoes, rice or pasta.

Chicken breasts are fried until golden and mixed with a delicious sauce made from chestnut mushrooms, white wine, Dijon mustard, tarragon and spinach. Crème fraiche is also added to produce a wonderfully creamy yet light sauce that complements the tender chicken breasts.

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Cal/Serv:

523

Ingredients

4 x 125g chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
25 g
plain flour
2 Tbsp.
olive oil
250 g
chestnut mushrooms, sliced
150 ml
white wine
300 ml
crème fraîche
1/2 Tbsp.
Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp.
fresh chopped tarragon
large handful spinach

Directions

1. Step 1
  Put the chicken into a bowl and sprinkle over the flour and some seasoning. Mix together. Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken for 5min until golden - do this in batches if necessary to stop the chicken from sweating. Remove from pan and set aside.
2. Step 2
  Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the mushrooms for 3-5min until nearly cooked through. Return chicken and any juices to the pan. Pour over the wine and simmer for 2min, then stir in the crème fraîche, mustard and most of the tarragon. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5min or until chicken is cooked through.
3. Step 3
  Stir in the spinach and check the seasoning. Sprinkle over the remaining tarragon and serve immediately with crusty bread to mop up the juices.

GH TIPS:

Freeze ahead: Complete recipe but don’t sprinkle with tarragon. Cool, transfer to a freezer-safe container or bag and freeze for up to 1 month. To serve, defrost in fridge and reheat in a pan until piping hot. Complete recipe.

You can serve this with rice, pasta or mashed potato. It is very versatile and the sauce suits plenty of different carb vessels.

To make it a bit more nutritious, you could add in frozen peas at the end of cooking, too.

We've got loads of chicken recipes to try - with our favourite being the roast chicken pie recipe.

Serve with a dry white wine for a really special meal.