Easy tarragon chicken

Name: Easy tarragon chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 20g unsalted butter; 200g lardons or bacon cut into 1cm pieces, smoked or unsmoked; 8 free-range chicken thighs; 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced; 2 bay leaves; 1 leek, halved and thinly sliced, white and pale green part only; 1 large carrot, cut into 1cm dice; 1 celery stick, trimmed and diced; 300ml white wine; 500ml chicken stock; 3-4 whole sprigs of tarragon and about 2-3 tbsp freshly chopped tarragon leaves; 130g petits pois (frozen is fine); 100g crème fraîche; Greens and cooked rice or potatoes to serve; You’ll also need; Large hob-safe casserole

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:1h 10min

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Updated at: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:54:40 GMT