Chicken Marsala Recipe

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This recipe has a creamy mushroom sauce instead of a brothy sauce. I usually double and triple the recipe and make extra sauce to accompany a side of pasta or potatoes.

Servings: 4
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Ingredients

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  • 1-3/4 cups chicken broth (14 fl oz)
  • 2 TB finely chopped shallot
  • 5 TB unsalted butter
  • 10 oz mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 1-1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh sage
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 4 skinless bonless chicken breast halves (2 lb total)
  • 2 TB extra virgin oil oil
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 TB (sweet) Marsala wine
  • 2/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Directions

  1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 200 degrees
  2. Bring broth to a boil in a 2 qrt saucepan over high heat, then boil uncovered, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 20 min.
  3. Cook shallots in 3 TB butter in an 8-10 inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring until shallots begin to turn golden, about 1 minute. Add mushrooms, 1 tsp sage, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occassionally until mushrooms begin to brown. 6-8 min. Remove from heat.
  4. Place flour in wide, shallow bowl. Gently pound chicken to a 1/4 " thick between 2 sheets of plastic wrap using the flat side of a meat pounder or rolling pin.
  5. Pat chicken dry and season with salt-pepper, then dredge in flour ... one piece at a time, shaking off excess. Transfer to sheets of wax paper, arranging chicken in 1 layer.
  6. Heat 1 TB each of oil and butter in a 10 inch heavy skillet over modertely high heat until foam subsides, then saute' half of chicken, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through (about 4 min. total)
  7. Transfer cooked chicken into a large heatproof platter, arranging in 1 layer. Place platter in oven to keep warm.
  8. Wipe out skillet with paper towels and cook remaining chicken in same manner, then transfer to oven (keeping 1 layer)
  9. Add 1/2 cup Marsala wine to skillet and boil over high heat stirring and scraping up brown bits (about 30 sec.) Add chicken broth, cream and mushrooms...simmer, stir until sauce thickens (6-8 min) Add lemon juice and 2 TB of wine and 1/2 tsp sage.
  10. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 254g
Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 397  
Calories from Fat 257 65%
Total Fat 29.28g 37%
Saturated Fat 14.36g 57%
Trans Fat 0.18g  
Cholesterol 66mg 22%
Sodium 323mg 13%
Potassium 374mg 11%
Total Carbs 28.13g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 7%
Sugars 1.29g 1%
Protein 7.1g 11%
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Reviews

  • Did it a little differently, according to taste but end result... Yummy
    I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
    This is a variation
    • Gluten Free Mommy
      This was fabulous!!!! I am the worst cook in the world....and it turned out better than the what I get for marsala at my fav fancy restuarant ;-) Thanks lady!!
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