Chicken Breast With Tarragon Cream Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon or 3/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
2 tablespoons snipped chives
salt
pepper

Preparation

Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a skillet, melt butter with oil over medium heat.
Brown chicken breasts on both sides. Reduce heat and cook, covered, 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Put chicken aside; keep warm.
Add cream to skillet; scraping up brown bits. Stir in mustard and tarragon. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with chives.