Chicken in Creamy Apple & White Wine Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

  • 175g carrots, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 25g butter
  • 1 Royal Gala apple, cored, skin left on and finely diced
  • 100ml dry white wine
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 4 tbsp créme fraíche
  • 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
  • Black pepper

Method

  1. Blanch the diced carrots in a small pan of boiling water for 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain and set aside.

  2. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the chicken breasts over a fairly high heat until golden brown on both sides. Lower the heat and continue to fry the chicken for 10 minutes or until it is cooked through. Drain from the pan and keep warm.

  3. Add the butter to the pan and fry the diced apple for 2 minutes or until starting to turn golden. Add the carrots, cook for 1 minute and then pour in the wine.

  4. Bubble for 30 seconds before adding the stock and bringing to the boil. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, stir in the créme fraíche and mustard and season with black pepper. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes so the sauce reduces and thickens a little.

  5. Carve the chicken breasts into thick slices, arrange on serving plates and spoon over the sauce.

Tip

Chicken thighs would work equally well here. Allow 2 thighs per person and leave the skin on or remove it as preferred. Also, why not try Budgens Créme fraíche?

Perfect with Budgens Chardonnay

Our wine choice for this dish.