Dijon Chicken
with shredded Brussels sprouts salad
Chicken tenders get a grown-up touch when seared and tossed with a Dijon mustard and tarragon pan sauce. Shredding Brussels sprouts to serve in a salad on the side gives them flavor and crunch. This meal was last featured in 2017.
Smarts: Use whole grain mustard if you have it - it will add great texture to the chicken. (But regular Dijon mustard works just fine too!)
Ingredients
- Pecans - 1/2 cup, chopped
- Brussels sprouts - 1 lb, shredded (sub baby spinach or baby kale)
- Mustard, Dijon - 1 tsp
- Vinegar, red or white wine - 1 tsp
- Honey - 1 tsp
- Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
- Cranberries, dried - 1/2 cup
- Cheese, goat - 4 oz
- Shallots - 2 cloves, diced
- Tarragon, fresh - 2 tsp, chopped
- Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless - 1 lb, cut into thick strips (or buy pre-cut chicken breast tenders)
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Vinegar, red or white wine - 2 tsp
- Stock, chicken or vegetable - 1/3 cup
- Mustard, Dijon - 1 Tbsp (preferably whole grain)
- Honey - 2 tsp
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Prep
- Pecans / Shallots / Tarragon - Prep as directed. Store separately. You can leave the pecans raw for the salad, or if you prefer, you can toast them in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently until fragrant, ~4 minutes. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Brussels sprouts - Put the slicing disk in a food processor and shred sprouts (video is for carrots, but the method is the same; you can also thinly slice them by hand or with a mandolin). (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
- Chicken breasts - Slice into thick strips. Season with some salt and pepper and tenderize with a fork. (Can be done up to 1 day ahead)
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Make
- Combine mustard, vinegar, honey (the portions for the sprouts), and olive oil. Season with some salt and pepper. Toss with brussels sprouts, cranberries, and pecans. Crumble goat cheese over top.
- Heat a skillet or saute pan over medium-high. Add cooking oil. When oil begins to shimmer, add chicken and saute until golden brown and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate and return pan to heat. Add shallots and vinegar (portion for the chicken) and saute, scraping up any bits on the bottom of the pan, until shallots become tender, ~3 minutes. Add stock, tarragon, mustard, and honey (the portions for the chicken) and whisk. Simmer until sauce thickens, ~2 minutes. Add chicken back into the skillet and stir to coat in sauce.
- Serve chicken with extra pan sauce over top and salad on the side. Enjoy!
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Most Helpful
Turned out great! Roasted the Brussel sprouts first so they were warm and crispy. The goat cheese added a perfect tang to the salad. Would definitely make again.
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I enjoyed this meal but i did cook the brussel sprouts first. It was pretty easy to make and cage together pretty quickly. I did double the dressing for the salad.
0 HelpfulThe chicken was really good. Next time we will make the brussel sprouts and might add some couscous.
0 HelpfulI loved this! I was nervous about the raw brussels sprouts, but I loved this. And the pan sauce for the chicken was awesome. subbed pistachios for an allergy and chicken thighs because we were out of breast.
0 HelpfulNot a big dijon chicken fan, but this salad!!! I could eat this everyday. And we used leftovers in sandwiches with rotisserie chicken and it was SO good.
0 HelpfulAnother good dish, although I don't think I loved it enough to put it in my regular rotation. It was nice trying a chicken dish with a different flare to it though. My family gobbled it up. I couldn't find tarragon at the store, so I substituted fennel seed, which worked just fine.
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