Champagne Cream sauce

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 shallots, chopped1/4 - 1/2 cup butter 1/4 - 1/2 bottle Champagne, or other sparkling wine 1/2 - 1 cup of chicken broth 1/2 - 1 cup heavy cream1/2 teaspoon piment d'espelette (or other pepper spice, cayenne would probably work well)1/2 teaspoon tarragon4 oz mushrooms
Directions
- Melt about 1/4 cup butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken
- When the butter is melted add shallots (and garlic if you like) and brown.
- Add the rest of the butter, then the chicken and brown, about 2 minutes per side.
- Pour in the sparkling wine and chicken broth, add a pinch of the tarragon and piment d'espelette and cook for 15 - 20 minutes, as necessary. OR cook for 5 to 10 minutes and finish on the BBQ.
- Remove the chicken, cover and keep warm. Add the cream to the pan along with the rest of the tarragon and piment, bring to a boil and cook to reduce the sauce.
- In the meantime, sauté the mushrooms.
- When the sauce has reduced, stir in the mushrooms.

serve on pasta with either grilled chicken or seafood




Serving Size: 4

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ADELCASALE.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 262.0
  • Total Fat: 22.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 72.5 mg
  • Sodium: 337.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

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