One pot Chicken with Mushrooms, Green Beans and Taragon

Just thought I'd share this recipe with those of you who might come across this blog.  I made this last night for supper and Michael really loved it.  Unfortunately I didn't take a picture but it was good eating rather than good looking.  Not bad looking you understand but this is a one pot dish.  These quantities are sufficient for two very generous portions.

Ingredients:

4 Organic Chicken Thighs
2 tbsp Rape Seed Oil
2 Chopped Onions
3 Chopped Garlic Cloves
1 tbsp Dried Tarragon
1 tin Mushrooms (drained)
500gm Fine Green Beans (trimmed)
4 tbsp  White Wine Vinegar
250 ml Water
1/2 tsp Salt and quite a lot of freshly ground black pepper
Large frying pan with lid

Heat oil in frying pan (I use a large Tefal non stick frying pan with a lid). 
Brown chicken pieces skin side down and turn over once skins have taken on some colour.
Add chopped onions and cook gently until softened slightly and then add chopped garlic and cook for a little longer.
Add dried tarragon salt and pepper and stir well with wooden spoon until all chicken has a coating of the herbs and seasoning.
Add the mushrooms and cook on moderate heat until mushrooms start to brown slightly.
Add the vinegar and simmer for a few minutes and then add half of the water.
Add the green beans and cover the pan with a lid.
Simmer gently for about 30 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the chicken and the beans are tender.  Add more water if necessary and adjust the seasoning to taste.  (The beans will not be al dente but a la francaise i.e well cooked and tender.  Once you have eaten them this way forget al dente)!
Serve with rice or potatoes. 

Obviously you can use fresh mushrooms if you have them and fresh tarragon but make sure that it is French tarragon and not Russian, which has no flavour at all!!!!

We ate this with some lovely baked Desiree potatoes but it would be just as good with mashed potatoes.  For a change recently I used red and white quinoa with Bulgar wheat, which was excellent with another one pot chicken dish with a rich tomato sauce that I had I made.  This too would work well.

I was a little worried that the vinegar would be too strong but, on the contrary, this worked very well.  White wine would work well too but I think this was equaly good but different.  I urge you to try it if you haven't already done so.