Pan Fried Chicken with Dijon Cream Sauce

This pan-fried chicken with Dijon cream sauce is one for the book if you like Dijon mustard and cream. Chicken thighs (or breasts) are seared and then simmered in a tangy Dijon cream sauce.

Flavorful herbs pull this creamy dijon chicken recipe together and make it amazingly rich and addicting.

INGREDIENTS

- chicken thighs - unsalted butter - olive oil - white wine - heavy whipping cream - dijon mustard - tarragon or rosemary Full Recipe

Lightly salt and pepper chicken thighs. Bring a large pan to medium-high heat and add butter and olive oil until melted.

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Cook the chicken covered for 5–6 minutes per side or until juices run clear and internal temperature reaches 165F. Reduce your heat to medium if pan is too hot.

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Set the cooked chicken on a plate and tent, but leave any fond (food residue) and juices in the pan.

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Deglaze the pan by adding white wine to the hot pan and gently scraping the bottom to loosen up any of the fond/food stuck in the pan.

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Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 2-3 minutes. Whisk in cream, mustard, and fresh herbs.

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Easy Pan Fried Chicken Thighs

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