Mushroom Tarragon Sauce Low Fat Recipes

MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saute pan, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms; cook and stir until soft. Remove mushrooms from pan, and set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to pan, and melt . Add shallots; cook and stir until translucent. Add mushrooms, and cook until soft. Add thyme, bay leaf, and red wine. Reduce.
• In a small bowl, dissolve arrowroot in 1/4 cup cold beef broth. Stir remaining broth into sauce, and bring to a boil. Whisk in arrowroot mixture, and stir until thick. Add reserved mushrooms. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper and salt.

MUSHROOM-TARRAGON SAUCE (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, whisk flour into broth until smooth. Set aside.
• 2. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large nonstick skillet. Add onions and saute, stirring, until they begin to soften. Add mushrooms and cook until they start to brown and give up some of their liquid. Stir in garlic and cook 2 minutes longer, stirring so garlic doesn't burn.
• 3. Stir in wine. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid is almost evaporated.
• 4. Stir flour mixture into pan. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• 5. Stir in tarragon and butter until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• 6. Serve.

SAUTEED MUSHROOMS WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• First wipe the button mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel. Slice the morels in half first and check for bugs that might have crawled inside. If using fresh morels, wash them first; if dried you may reconsititue them by soaking them in warm water for 30 minutes.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a pan and saute the button mushrooms over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes or until done. Set these aside.
• Now melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the same pan and saute the shallots over medium-high heat for about 4 minutes. Add the sliced morels and sauted for a minute more.
• Reduce the heat slightly and deglaze the pan with the wine. Stir in the stock and cream. Add the tarragon and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Let the sauce bubble for a few minutes until it reaches the desired consistency, then add the mushrooms back in and heat through.
• Serve with crostini (slices of a French bagette, toasted).

CREAMY TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt margarine in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour til smooth.
• Gradually add broth stirring constantly til thick and smooth, about 4 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir til smmoth. Makes 1 1/4 cup.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH MUSHROOMS AND TARRAGON CREAM

Steps:

• Preparation: Put a platter, small sheet pan or a pyrex 9x9 dish by the stove. Locate your tongs and spatter screen. Pat the chicken thighs dry to reduce spattering. Trim any extra fat and excess skin off of the chicken thighs and liberally season both sides with salt and pepper.
• Chicken: Heat a large oven proof skillet over medium high heat. When nice and hot, add two tablespoons of oil to the pan swirling it around to coat the entire bottom surface. Add the chicken thighs, skin-side-down and use a spatter screen if you have one. Set the timer for 7 minutes and check the chicken when the timer sounds. The skin should be a rich golden color and crispy and most of the fat should have been rendered. If not, let it go another 1 minute. Using tongs, flip the chicken thighs over and cook for another 7 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan. NOTE: It's better to do two batches than to crowd the pan and have soggy chicken skin. Pour out some of the rendered chicken fat between batches to reduce spattering.
• Mushrooms: Turn the pan down to medium. Pour out all of the oil that has accumulated in the bottom of the pan except for 2 tablespoons. I added the extra fat to my bacon grease jar. Add half of the mushrooms to the pan, arranging them into an even layer. Set the timer for 4 minutes, flip each one with the tongs and set for 4 more minutes. When browned, remove the mushrooms to the plate with the chicken. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350. If the pan is dry, add a little more oil. Cook the other half of the mushrooms 4 minutes per side and remove to the plate with the chicken and other mushrooms.
• Make the sauce: While the chicken or mushrooms are cooking, peel and slice the shallots and chop the tarragon. If the pan is dry after the mushrooms are browned, add a little more oil and then the shallots. Cook the shallots for about 3 minutes until they start to soften. Turn off the heat. Move the pan off of the burner. Add the wine, lemon juice, and bouillon to the pan. Put the pan back on the burner, turn it up to medium high and simmer approximately 1 1/2 - 2 minutes scraping up all of the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the liquid is reduced by half.
• Add the cream, lemon zest, and tarragon to the pan, giving it a stir, and bring the cream up to a simmer. Add the chicken thighs back to to pan, skin-side-up and arrange mushrooms around in the empty spaces. If you wish, add a few sprigs of tarragon around the chicken thighs.
• Place the pan into the oven and cook uncovered, for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees.
• Finishing touches: When the chicken comes out of the oven, stir the sauce and taste. Add salt if needed. For a thicker sauce, remove the chicken to a serving platter and simmer the sauce to desired thickness. Taste for seasoning and adjust after simmering.

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM, MUSTARD AND TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F. and have a baking sheet ready.
• In a non-stick skillet, heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil over medium-high heat until very hot. Add chicken, skin side down and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side 2-3 minutes. Remove to baking sheet. Place in preheated oven to cook further while you make the sauce.
• Remove all but 1 Tbsp of fat from the skillet. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until golden, stirring often. Add onion and cook a minute or so more, or until the onion has softened . Add wine and cook over medium-high heat until only a few tablespoons remain. Add the chicken stock, cream, mustard and tarragon. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium and allow to cook until the sauce is reduced by half, stirring occasionally (this may take 10 minutes or so). Taste sauce and add salt and pepper, as needed.
• Note: If sauce is not thick enough, combine 1 Tbsp cornstarch with a Tbsp or so of the sauce and stir until smooth. Return mixture to skillet and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens. Repeat as needed. If serving over pasta or rice, don't make the sauce too thick, so that when spooned over, it seeps to coat the rice or pasta.
• Remove chicken from oven and place on a serving platter or dish. Pour sauce over-top. Garnish with additional tarragon. Serve over buttered noodles, pasta or rice.

CHICKEN IN MUSHROOM AND TARRAGON SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy base pan (or flameproof casserole) and cook the onions, garlic and mushrooms for 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring often. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the cubed chicken breasts to the pan, with a splash more oil if necessary, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Tip the onion mix back into the pan with the wine and stock. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until reduced. Add the cream and seasoning, stir well, and simmer for a further 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the creamy sauce is thickened and reduced, stirring every now and then.
• Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir in the tarragon.

TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken on both sides with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until well browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and tent with foil.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to pan. Add shallots; cook, stirring, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add broth and wine and bring to a simmer. Cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the pan; reduce heat to low. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a warmed platter. Stir mustard, sour cream and tarragon into sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon over the chicken.