CHICKEN AU CHAMPAGNE

Bonjour Babies! How can you possibly go wrong with butter, mushrooms, shallots, AND champagne???!

This is the easiest and tastiest dish ever.

(recipe serves 4)

INGREDIENTS

  • I tablespoon olive oil

  • 2 organic chicken breasts (or thighs)

  • 1 large shallot (minced)

  • 1 cup Brut Champagne

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms

  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon

  • 1 lemon (sliced)

  • fresh lemon juice (to garnish)

  • salt and pepper to taste

HOW TO

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees

  • Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet

  • Add chicken to skillet and seer for three minutes on each side

  • Remove chicken and place on plate

  • Remove pan from heat, and add shallots. Heat and stir for one minute

  • Add the champagne and scrape bottom of pan to remove all the cooked bits

  • Place the chicken back in the pan, baste with the champagne sauce

  • Place your lemon slices ontop of chicken

  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until thoroughly cooked

  • Heat butter in pan and add the mushrooms (5 minutes)

  • Remove chicken from oven, and add the sauteed mushrooms.

  • Stir in the tarragon and drizzle with lemon juice

Serve with brown rice and French green beans

Pretty Positive I might start cooking all of my meals with Champagne!!

il est magnifique!!!!!

xo,

Sam

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