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Pan-Seared Chicken with Rosemary Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce)

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 11/07/13 Updated: 05/15/22
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Pan-Seared Chicken with Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce) // The Stylist Quo

What Makes This Recipe So Good

When the weather begins to cool a bit and the humidity slowly disappears from the air, I begin to crave woodsier herbs in my food, and rosemary fits the bill perfectly. In my warm weather dishes, I almost always opt for a more delicate, brighter herb, like cilantro or dill, saving rosemary and sage for fall and winter. Since it’s not frigid out just yet, though, I was still craving a light, buttery sauce when I came up with this dish. White wine, butter, garlic, rosemary.. is it possible to go wrong there?

What Is This Sauce, Exactly?

Have you ever had beurre blanc? A classical sauce, for culinary school graduates the days of beurre blanc are the equivalent of the days of calculus and geology 101 (ughhh) for most Philosophy majors (represent). Literally French for “white butter”, beurre blanc is essentially emulsified butter in a shallot-infused wine and lemon juice reduction with a touch of cream. Sound rich? Sound delicious? It totally is.

Pan-Seared Chicken with Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce) // The Stylist Quo

However, beurre blanc tends to involve, oh, at least twelve tablespoons of butter per batch, and if you’re “sauce people” like we are, one batch feeds.. two. That’s approaching a stick of butter per person! Fine for “sometimes”, but sometimes we’d prefer a sauce that’s still rich and decadent, but a bit lighter.

Enter my vin blanc au beurre. Literally French for “I made this up” “white wine with butter” I blended a traditional pan sauce and classical beurre blanc by increasing the liquids of a pan sauce and viewing it as my reduction base for cold, cubed butter. I only used four tablespoons of butter, and we ended up with much more sauce than your average beurre blanc. The technique consisted of sautéeing garlic in the deliciously savory browned bits and cooking fat left in the pan in which I roasted the chicken, then deglazing the pan with a relatively large amount of white wine, letting it reduce, adding homemade chicken stock and rosemary, letting it reduce, then whisking in cold butter, tablespoon by tablespoon over very low heat to emulsify.

Pan-Seared Chicken with Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce) // The Stylist Quo

Should You Brine the Chicken?

I always brine my chicken, since I use a quick brine that takes only a couple hours, and it comes out perfectly cooked, moist, and tender each and every time. However, I recommend using an in-oven thermometer with a probe to monitor exactly when your chicken is done so you don’t overcook it, a white meat national disaster. I linked my absolute favorite–I can’t live in the kitchen without one anymore!

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Pan-Seared Chicken with Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce) // The Stylist Quo

Pan-Seared Chicken with Rosemary Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce)

Cook:32 minutes
Total:32 minutes
Rich, buttery white wine sauce with garlic and rosemary over perfectly pan-roasted bone-in chicken breasts.
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2 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 bone-in skin-on chicken breasts , ideally brined (use my 2-hour quick brine)
  • 1 tablespoon good olive oil or canola oil
  • 1 tsp salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic , minced
  • 2/3 cup dry white wine (Chardonnay is great)
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock (preferably homemade)
  • 1 2-3" sprig fresh rosemary , leaves removed and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream (half-and-half will do)
  • 4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick), cut into tablespoons
  • sprig of rosemary for garnish , optional

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375ºF.
  • Heat olive oil over high or medium-high heat in oven-safe medium-sized skillet (see note). Pat chicken breasts very dry and season with salt and pepper (if you brined your chicken, season with just pepper – you have plenty of salt in the chicken!). Use tongs to place chicken skin side down in hot oil and brown well, about 5-7 minutes, depending on the heat of your stove. Flip and cook another 3-5 minutes.
  • Place in oven and let cook for 8 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165ºF (see note). Remove skillet from oven and place on stove over low heat, then place chicken breasts on a plate and cover with aluminum foil. Make sure you’re VERY careful about not touching the skillet handle without a potholder, as it’s 375º!
  • Pour off excess fat in skillet, leaving about 2 teaspoons. Sauté minced garlic in skillet, stirring constantly, about 1 minutes, or until fragrant. Add in your wine to deglaze, and use a whisk to scrape off all the burny bits (fond) on the surface of the skillet. Raise heat to high and let reduce to about half, about 5 minutes. Then add in chicken stock and rosemary and let reduce to about half, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
  • Remove from heat and add in heavy cream, then one tablespoon of cold butter. Whisk constantly to emulsify the butter into the sauce. Replace on low heat and add another tablespoon, whisking constantly to dissolve in sauce. Remove from heat and add in the third tablespoon, whisk.. then replace on low heat, add the fourth tablespoon, whisk..
  • Strain your sauce using a fine-mesh strainer and serve immediately, garnishing with an additional piece of rosemary. Try serving over orzo to soak up the delectable sauce.

Notes

To oven-proof any skillet with a rubber handle, simply wrap a piece of aluminum foil all the way around it. Tada!
The internal temperature of the chicken will rise slightly while resting, so you can try taking out the chicken at 162ºF, which is what I do. However, how much the internal temperature will rise is based on myriad factors, so my recipe (and lawyer) suggests you wait until the chicken reaches the super official FDA temperature of 165ºF.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 2g, Calories: 416kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 19g, Cholesterol: 83mg, Sodium: 1460mg, Potassium: 138mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 959IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 54mg, Iron: 1mg, Net Carbs: 6g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Cheryl Malik is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind the healthy, flavorful, family friendly recipes at 40 Aprons. She's been a blogger for 10+ years and is known for her delicious recipes and detailed recipe instructions. Cheryl is a mom of three who lives in Memphis, TN.

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  1. Delia says

    Posted on 1/30/21 at 7:29 pm

    Amazing and easy! My husband’s favorite.

    Reply
  2. Shundara@savynaturalista says

    Posted on 11/9/13 at 8:36 pm

    The winter does make you crave more herbs and spices! I can completely agree. The chicken has an amazing crust..

    Reply
    • thestylistquo says

      Posted on 11/9/13 at 9:58 pm

      Yes, I feel like putting herbs in EVERYTHING! I actually made a rosemary applesauce with the leftover rosemary before we went on vacation – nom!

      Reply
  3. Mallory @ Total Noms says

    Posted on 11/7/13 at 5:52 pm

    Oh my. this looks so delicious! I never thought about doing coq au vin with white wine, which I have a feeling I’d actually prefer!

    Reply
    • thestylistquo says

      Posted on 11/7/13 at 11:28 pm

      I always much prefer white wine in cooking, so it was a natural fit! Beurre blanc is just.. the best.. best.. BEST thing ever. Urghhghhghghgh. And thank you!!

      Reply
      • mallydally says

        Posted on 11/8/13 at 1:38 pm

        So, I had to follow up with you. I gave this recipe to my husband to make last night (keep in mind, this guy does NOT do the cooking in our house, like, ever, so it was a bit of a leap of faith). He nailed it. It was so tasty. That sauce… I can’t. It was just so good. So buttery. The rosemary was perfect. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe!

      • thestylistquo says

        Posted on 11/8/13 at 2:40 pm

        This completely makes my day! I’m so happy you guys liked it, and now I feel a bit motivated to let O try it.. He made some prrrrettty correct grilled cheese last week so… Ha! Thank you for coming back to comment 🙂 it really means a lot!

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