Chicken Breasts With Tomatoes and Capers
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 4boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2¼ pounds)
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
- 2tablespoons olive oil
- 2tablespoons butter
- 6tablespoons finely chopped shallots
- 2teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 4teaspoons finely chopped fresh tarragon, or 2 teaspoons dried tarragon
- 8ripe plum tomatoes cut into small cubes (or one 28-ounce can of tomatoes, drained and chopped)
- ¼cup red wine vinegar
- ¼cup drained capers
- 1cup dry white wine
- 2tablespoons tomato paste
- ¼cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
530 calories; 20 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 15 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 60 grams protein; 1185 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottom skillet. Add the chicken breasts and saute over medium-high heat, turning the pieces often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Add the shallots and garlic around the chicken. Cook briefly; add the tarragon, tomatoes, vinegar, capers, wine and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles adhering to the bottom of the skillet.
- Step 3
Blend well, bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for 9 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
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I've made this dish a few times now. First time I made it with fresh tomatoes and left out the tomato paste because I didn't have any, it was fantastic. Last time I added the tomato paste and didn't like it as much, the sauce was too acidic with an almost metallic taste.
Fresh or canned tomatoes will create a lot of juice, so, I took the chicken breasts out of the pan after browning, made the sauce, simmered until thickened, then added the chicken breasts back to pan to finish.
I love that NYT Cooking is resurrecting old classic recipes. 60 Minute Gourmet was one of my first cookbooks when I moved to NYC. Made this after having forgotten about it for years.
Some changes I made while making this dish: After browning the chicken breasts I removed them from the pan and set aside, made the sauce and cooked down for a bit to thicken, then added the chicken breasts back to sauce to finish. Chicken stayed juicy. Also added some black olives. Just delicious!
I'm puzzled too. You can tell from the ingredients that this isn't a standard "red sauce." Capers, a lot of vinegar, wine, etc. It's intended to be sour! I simmered it longer to let the sauce thicken up a bit. It's a braise, so the chicken didn't dry out. I had planned to serve it with pasta, but after I tasted it I ruled that out (sour thin sauces aren't the best for pasta). So I quickly boiled some mini potatoes (potatoes love vinegar!) and they went really well together.
Realized as I was gathering the ingredients that I don't have tarragon, but that didn't matter because this is tasty without it. Fairly easy to make, nice if you want to do something different with chicken breast. I served it over linguine.
This is a really good recipe. I was planning this as a half recipe for my wife and myself for dinner. My chef daughter and her chef partner brought my grandson to see the new arrival chicks. I ended up making the whole recipe with one extra breast to feed us all. I added some fire roasted red peppers and extra capers. I served it over basmati rice. was a huge hit with everyone. (not my 9 year old grandson so much). I am saving this recipe for sure. Super quick elevated weekday meal.
excellent and more than the sum of its parts. forgot to buy tomato paste and added a few big pinches of sugar instead to take the edge off the vinegar. served over rice with fresh basil and optional parmesan. we will make this again.