Dijon Tarragon Chicken Breasts

Health score
21%
Dijon Tarragon Chicken Breasts
25 min.
4
573kcal

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter 
  • 28 ounce chicken broth canned
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 
  • 2 tablespoons flour 
  • 4 servings salt and pepper black freshly ground
  • 4  chicken breasts boneless skinless
  • 2 tablespoons tarragon or dried fresh chopped

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • whisk
  • measuring cup

Directions

  1. Bring 2 cans chicken broth to a boil.
  2. Add chicken to the broth, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Poach chicken 12 minutes.
  3. Remove chicken to a plate and pour broth into a large measuring cup or batter bowl. Return the pan to heat and add butter. When butter melts, add flour and cook, whisking with butter, 2 minutes. Slowly pour cooking liquid back into the pan, until appropriately thickened, combining with a whisk. Stir in Dijon mustard and tarragon and season sauce with salt and pepper. Return chicken to the pan and coat with sauce. Simmer 2 or 3 minutes to heat chicken back through and to combine flavors.
  4. Serve with rice pilaf, and roasted squash vegetable medley.

Nutrition Facts

Calories573kcal
Protein54.49%
Fat40.7%
Carbs4.81%

Properties

Glycemic Index
64.75
Glycemic Load
3.15
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
24.911739090215%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:572.65kcal
28.63%
Fat:25.1g
38.61%
Saturated Fat:8.79g
54.91%
Carbohydrates:6.67g
2.22%
Net Carbohydrates:6.13g
2.23%
Sugar:0.07g
0.08%
Cholesterol:186.59mg
62.2%
Sodium:1176.12mg
51.14%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:75.61g
151.22%
Selenium:75.45µg
107.78%
Vitamin B3:17.11mg
85.54%
Vitamin B6:1.31mg
65.63%
Phosphorus:561.82mg
56.18%
Zinc:5.81mg
38.74%
Vitamin B12:2.22µg
37.04%
Iron:4.37mg
24.3%
Potassium:840.07mg
24%
Vitamin B2:0.38mg
22.46%
Magnesium:82.17mg
20.54%
Manganese:0.35mg
17.49%
Vitamin B5:1.65mg
16.47%
Vitamin A:710.29IU
14.21%
Copper:0.16mg
8.15%
Vitamin B1:0.12mg
7.87%
Calcium:78.35mg
7.83%
Vitamin E:1.03mg
6.86%
Folate:25.43µg
6.36%
Vitamin K:5.51µg
5.25%
Vitamin C:3.12mg
3.78%
Fiber:0.55g
2.19%
Vitamin D:0.31µg
2.08%