Pat your chicken breasts dry with a paper towel, then rub your cooking oil of choice all over each breast.

Season all sides with the all purpose seasoning of your choice. I use Montreal stealk seasoning. Let the chicken sit on a plate on counter for 15 minutes or so with the seasoning on them.

Heat the cooking oil in a large, deep sided skillet.

Add the chicken and let the chicken sear for about 7 minutes before turning and then repeat. The thickness of your chicken will reduce or increase cook time. I did 7 minutes on medium heat and my chicken pieces were about 1 inch thick.

Add your bouillon to 4 cups of hot water to dissolve. Mix until dissolved. Taste and add more bouillon if you want more salt. Note that if you used a all purpose seasoning it will also have salt.

Reduce the heat on your pan and add the water with bouillon to the chicken. It will splatter some, so use caution.

Add your tarragon, bay leaves, minced onion and paprika. IF you are using tarragon for the first time, add half the amount and when this is cooked fully, taste and you can add more before serving.

Bring this to a simmer, reduce heat so that it is simmering low, cover and cook one hour. *you can also add this all to a crock pot at this point and cook on low for 6 hours.

At the one hour mark, break up your chicken with a spatula or a ground meat chopper. Break it up into small pieces and simmer for another 30 minutes. Keep an eye on the juices, you want to make sure to still have about 2 cups of liquid in the pan. IF your liquid looks low, you can add more water with bouillon.

In a bowl add the cold water and the flour and whisk until smooth. If it is too thick to pour, add more cold water.

Bring the pan up to a little bit higher simmer and add the flour and water and simmer and stir for about 15 more minutes until the gravy thickens, taste and adjust seasonings if needed. *if making this in a slow cooker, add the flour and water mixture one hour before serving.

This can be served on mashed potatoes, rice or buttered noodles. It is also great as an open faced sandwich.