French · Dinner

Creamy Dijon chicken

Name: Creamy Dijon chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 1 1/2 pounds total; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided; 1 medium shallot, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken stock; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Golden chicken cutlets in a one-pan shallot, white-wine, Dijon, cream, and fresh-tarragon sauce, ready in about 40 minutes.

About 40 minTotal

About 40 minActive

$$Cost

ModerateDifficulty

Makes 4 servings

Equipment

Use another covered 12-inch oven-safe skillet or transfer before the oven finish.
Best large covered skillet
All-Clad D3 12-Inch Fry Pan with Lid · 41126
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Another workable path: Use another covered 12-inch oven-safe skillet or transfer before the oven finish.
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How we chose
Research-backed · reviewed Aug 2026
We matched the twelve-inch footprint, fitted lid, tri-ply heat distribution, 600°F oven and broiler rating, current model 41126 and UPC, ownership burden, and exact Amazon identity. Kwilt has not cooked with this pan.
All-Clad D3 12-Inch Fry Pan with Lid · 41126: Its twelve-inch cooking surface gives rice, shrimp, meat, and vegetables room to cook evenly, while the fitted lid and 600°F oven rating cover both the lidded stovetop method and the shepherd's-pie oven finish. Trade-off: It is a premium-priced pan, food can stick without sound preheating and fat control, and the long handle plus lid need more storage room than a basic skillet.
Another workable path: Use another oven-safe 12-inch skillet with a well-fitting lid; if the handle has a lower heat limit, transfer oven-finished food to a suitable baking dish.
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All-Clad model 41126 specifications
Amazon exact product listing

Ingredients

1× recipe · Makes 4 servings

2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 1 1/2 pounds total
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 medium shallot, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup low-sodium chicken stock
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Slice each chicken breast horizontally into two even cutlets. Pat dry, season with salt and pepper, and dust lightly with flour, shaking off every loose patch.
Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a over medium-high. Brown cutlets without crowding, about 3 minutes per side, and transfer each one as it reaches 165°F.
Lower heat to medium. Add shallot and cook 2 minutes, then garlic for 30 seconds. Pour in wine, scrape up the fond, and reduce by about half so no raw alcohol edge remains.
Whisk in stock, Dijon, and whole-grain mustard; simmer 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cream and cook gently until the sauce lightly coats a spoon—do not boil hard or reduce it into paste.
Return chicken and its juices just long enough to warm through. Remove from heat, swirl in remaining butter, tarragon, and lemon juice, and spoon the balanced sauce over the cutlets.

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About this recipe

Creamy Dijon chicken translates the French mustard-and-tarragon pantry into a familiar cutlet dinner, with wine reduction and modest cream keeping the sauce sharp rather than heavy.

This is the familiar French mustard-cream chicken form, not chicken chasseur: it is a quick cutlet supper without mushrooms or tomato. Dijon supplies heat and acidity, whole-grain mustard adds texture, and tarragon makes the sauce distinctly French. This Kwilt version follows the reviewed household adaptation: Turn the strongest mustard-tarragon signals into a clearly familiar 40-minute cutlet dinner, while sequencing the reductions so a modest amount of cream produces a glossy rather than heavy sauce.

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