Chicken Thighs with Goat Cheese Sauce and Tarragon

Name: Chicken Thighs with Goat Cheese Sauce and Tarragon
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 chicken pieces, 1/4 cup sauce, and 1/2 cup rice)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided; 1 (3-ounce) package goat cheese, softened; 4 (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, halved; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon butter; 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion; 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery; 2 tablespoons finely chopped carrot; 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon; 2 cups hot cooked rice

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4 servings (serving size: 2 chicken pieces, 1/4 cup sauce, and 1/2 cup rice)

If you have an adventurous palate, you'll love this bold pairing of tart goat cheese and anise-flavored tarragon.

Ingredients

1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided
1 (3-ounce) package goat cheese, softened
4 (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, halved
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped carrot
2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
2 cups hot cooked rice

How to Make It

Step 1

Combine 1 tablespoon chicken broth and cheese in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, bell pepper, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Add chicken; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in 3 tablespoons broth; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until chicken is done.

Step 3

Stir in cheese mixture and tarragon until blended. Serve with rice.

Ratings & Reviews

semaphora's Review

2012-06-21T07:22:20-04:00 semaphora

Good, solid, classic, easy.

Cuisinia's Review

2012-03-25T19:57:40-04:00 SassySpoons

I would say that this does have potential. It's pretty good, just not great, and it looks pretty lack luster in the pan and on the plate. I love goat cheese and everything in the recipe, so I guess I expected more. It's just missing something. If it wasn't so darn easy, I don't think I'd make it again. But the flavor is decent and it's a good mid-week standby when we're too tired to get more complex.

Belladonna714's Review

2012-02-02T14:58:49-05:00 PetiteGourmet

Well...the final result needed salt & pepper, but it was ok after that. This is a very typical weeknight chicken dinner recipe. I would make this again to use up ingredients on hand but wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to make it. I used purple haze goat cheese, (my FAVORITE), dried tarragon, and boil in bag brown rice. The sauce was the perfect amount to coat the rice entirely.

PetiteGourmet's Review

2011-09-07T16:18:19-04:00 Belladonna714

This recipe is to DIE for! As a huge goat cheese lover, I knew this recipe was right up my alley. I agree, the dish's creaminess is so rich that you would think it had additional cream or a ton of butter, but it doesn't! But because the sauce was so decadent, I used chicken breasts instead to cut back on the fat content, and they worked beautifully. I also served this over simple egg noodles with herbs rather than the rice to add a bit more protein and less starchiness. Using fresh tarragon, rather than dried, is an absolute must. I will definitely make this again and again!

SassySpoons's Review

2010-02-09T20:53:39-05:00 Cuisinia

Great flavors in this dish. Has depth and creaminess that you would second guess for being a "light" recipe.

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