Chicken Marsala. A delicious, classic chicken dish – lightly coated chicken breasts braised with Marsala wine and mushrooms. Easy and ideal for both a quick weeknight entree AND serving to company. Pour the Marsala in the pan and boil down for a few seconds to cook out the alcohol.
You can have Chicken Marsala using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chicken Marsala
- You need 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of Salt.
- You need 1/2 tsp of dried oregano.
- It’s 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper.
- Prepare 4 tbsp of butter.
- You need 4 of skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded 1/4 inch thick..
- Prepare 4 tbsp of olive oil.
- It’s 1 cup of sliced mushrooms.
- You need 1/2 cup of marsala wine.
- You need 1/4 cup of cooking sherry..
Chicken Marsala is an Italian-inspired meal that is believed to originate from Sicily in the town of Marsala where the wine was created. It has become a classic on Italian-American restaurant menus, and a dish that was often requested in our catering business. Chicken Marsala Chicken marsala is usually high in fat and calories. But in this version, the flavor really comes from deglazing the skillet with the broth and wine, so even though I eliminated extra oil, the taste isn't lost. —Nancy Granaman, Burlington, Iowa Chicken Marsala is an Italian-American dish of golden pan-fried chicken cutlets and mushrooms in a rich Marsala wine sauce.
Chicken Marsala step by step
In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the flour, salt, oregano, and pepper. Coat chicken pieces in flour mixture..
In a large skillet, melt butter in oil over medium heat. Place chicken in the pan and lightly brown. Turn over chicken pieces and add mushrooms. Pour in wine and sherry. cover skillet; simmer chicken 10 minutes turning once, until no longer pink and jucies run clear..
Though it's a classic restaurant dish, it's really easy to make at home. Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms Chicken with Marsala wine and mushrooms is a very tasty and easily prepared second course. Starting with Marsala, a liqueur wine well known in the kitchen for its versatility and, used in this recipe, gives the chicken an unmistakable aroma as well as an incredible softness. Cooking creamy chicken Marsala at home relies on two classic cooking techniques: pounding the chicken into thin pieces for quick pan-frying, and making a pan sauce from the cooked mushrooms with the Marsala wine. Partnered together and paired with the right ingredients, creamy chicken Marsala at home is a stunningly simple supper staple.
