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The Silver Palate Cookbook’s Tarragon Chicken Salad

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We feel this is a chicken salad with style as well as substance. It is dressy enough to serve as a main course, delicious in a sandwich, and so simple to assemble that you’ll soon know the recipe by heart. We adore this recipe and think it’s pretty safe to say that it wears well — it has for decades now. You can always vary it by using black walnuts, or by tossing in some green grapes or dried cranberries.

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Tarragon Chicken Salad

Yield Serves 4 to 6

• shellfish-free
• fish-free
• alcohol-free
• peanut-free
• pork-free
• sugar-conscious
• gluten-free
• wheat-free
• soy-free
• red-meat-free

Per serving, based on 6 servings. (% daily value)

• Calories 619
• Fat 45.1 g (69.3%)
• Saturated 11.0 g (54.9%)
• Carbs 2.6 g (0.9%)
• Fiber 1.0 g (4.0%)
• Sugars 1.0 g
• Protein 49.1 g (98.3%)
• Sodium 669.1 mg (27.9%)

Ingredients

• About 3 pounds

  boneless, skinless whole chicken breasts

• 1 cup

  crème fraîche or heavy cream

• 1/2 cup

  sour cream

• 1/2 cup

  mayonnaise, preferably Hellmann's

• 2

  celery ribs, cut into 1-inch-long pencil strips

• 1/2 cup

  shelled walnuts

• 1 tablespoon

  crumbled dried tarragon

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Arrange the chicken breasts in a single layer in a large jelly-roll pan. Spread evenly with the crème fraîche and bake until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.

3. Shred the meat into bite-size pieces and transfer to a bowl.

4. Whisk the sour cream and mayonnaise together in a small bowl and pour over the chicken mixture.

5. Add the celery, walnuts, tarragon, and salt and pepper, and toss well.

6. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 4 hours. Taste and correct the seasoning before serving.

Recipe Notes

Note: Use the accumulated juices from the jelly-roll pan to enrich soups or sauces.

Reprinted with permission from The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins, 2007. Published by Workman Publishing Company; Anniversary Edition.

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