CREAMY CHICKEN WITH CORN, TARRAGON AND TOMATOES

Creamy Chicken with Corn, Tarragon and Tomatoes image

This is the quickest chicken recipe I have ever tried. It takes only ten minutes and the result is very tasty!

Provided by SBODI

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Skillet

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup couscous
1 ⅛ cups boiling chicken stock
water to cover
2 tablespoons butter
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup sweet corn
2 tomatoes, chopped
¼ cup fresh chopped tarragon
salt and pepper to taste
½ lemon, juiced

Steps:

Put the couscous in a small saucepan. Add 1/2 of the boiling chicken stock and enough water to cover. Simmer for 3 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
In a large skillet or wok, heat the butter/margarine until it sizzles. Add the chicken breasts and saute until lightly browned. Add the other 1/2 of the chicken stock and the cream and heat gently until just boiling. Mix in the corn, tomatoes and 1/2 of the fresh tarragon. Heat through for 1 minute and season with salt and pepper to taste.
With a fork fluff up reserved couscous. Add a handful of tarragon and the lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste. Spoon the couscous and chicken onto serving plates and garnish with the remaining tarragon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 504.6 calories, Carbohydrate 42.8 g, Cholesterol 130.7 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 30.8 g, SaturatedFat 13.6 g, Sodium 367.8 mg, Sugar 2.4 g