Creamy tarragon chicken

Name: Creamy tarragon chicken
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 250-g container spreadable cream cheese, at room temperature; generous pinch dried tarragon; generous pinch salt; generous pinch pepper

Makes4 servings

Ingredients

1 tbsp butter
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup chicken broth
250-g container spreadable cream cheese, at room temperature
generous pinch dried tarragon
generous pinch salt
generous pinch pepper

Instructions

Melt butter in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken breasts. Cook until golden, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Remove to a plate. Add chicken broth and cream cheese to pan. Stir until cheese melts and sauce is as smooth as possible, 2 to 3 minutes. Return chicken to pan and sprinkle with tarragon, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring and turning chicken occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes. Excellent with roasted potatoes.

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