The Absolute Best Chicken Marsala Recipe
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Elegant and Easy Chicken Marsala
Chicken Marsala is elegant and delicious. It's also really easy to make. A rich sauce of wine and mushrooms enrobes a chicken breast that's been seasoned, browned, then braised in the sauce. I've included recipes, links, and a video to help you make the best Chicken Marsala ever.
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What is Chicken Marsala?
Chicken Marsala is an elegant, but easy-to-prepare dish of chicken breasts browned, then braised in the wonderful rich sauce of chicken stock, marsala wine, mushrooms, and shallots. There are a lot of variations on this basic recipe, but they all contain these ingredients.
The marsala sauce is reduced to a syrup-consistency for serving. For a creamy chicken marsala, cream or half-and-half is added to the sauce just before serving.
I've included several recipes here for Chicken Marsala, both creamy and not. You've got to taste this to believe how incredibly rich and delicious such a simple dish can be.
I highly recommend the video below that takes you step-by-step through the process. It also has a couple of wonderful ideas for presentation.
The marsala sauce is reduced to a syrup-consistency for serving. For a creamy chicken marsala, cream or half-and-half is added to the sauce just before serving.
I've included several recipes here for Chicken Marsala, both creamy and not. You've got to taste this to believe how incredibly rich and delicious such a simple dish can be.
I highly recommend the video below that takes you step-by-step through the process. It also has a couple of wonderful ideas for presentation.
The Recipe for Chicken Marsala
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour for coating1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded 1/4 inch thick
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup Marsala wine
1/4 cup cooking sherry
1. In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the flour, salt, pepper and oregano. Coat chicken pieces in flour mixture.
2. 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 juices run clear.
Recipe for Chicken Marsala with Creamy Sauce
Pretty similar. Just stir in cream at the end.
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4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves1/4 cup chopped green onion
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/3 cup Marsala wine
salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/8 cup milk
1. Saute chicken in a large skillet for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cooked through and juices run clear.
2. Add green onion and mushrooms and saute until soft, then add Marsala wine and bring to a boil.
3. Boil for 2 to 4 minutes, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cream and milk and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
A Few More Chicken Marsala Recipes
Each one is a little different.
- Chicken Marsala Recipe at Epicurious.com
- Adds cream and lemon juice to the sauce.
- Chicken Marsala Recipe by Tyler Florence
- Tosses in a little prosciutto.
- Chicken Marsala Recipe from Cooking for Engineers
- With the most detailed instructions you will ever see. Really.
- Chicken Marsala Recipe from Olive Garden
- From the Olivegarden.com website.
- Chicken Marsala Recipe Originally from America's Test Kitchen
- Uses a dab of tomato paste in the sauce.
Chef John from Food Wishes
This is the best explanation of chicken marsala I've ever seen!
Chef John takes you through the process step-by-step. This is a terrific teaching video. I encourage you to visit Chef John at Food Wishes
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Be Sure...
to use regular marsala and not sweet marsala in this recipe.
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naheedahsan
Dec 25, 2011 @ 6:53 am | delete
- it looks delicious and healthy....good job...
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Marcie
Oct 12, 2011 @ 9:18 pm | delete
- made this tonight, with rosemary instead of oregano, extra marsala instead of white wine. Turned out terrific!
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Jean Gallegos
Sep 26, 2011 @ 1:16 pm | delete
- Can I prepare the chicken Marsala recipe ahead of time and just heat it in the oven prior to serving or should I served the chicken immediately after prep?
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katesawyer
Sep 14, 2011 @ 9:41 pm | delete
- Yum! Sounds delish!
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SilmarwenLinwelin Sep 6, 2011 @ 5:42 am | delete
- Thanks for sharing this recipe. It's very popular and relatively simple and I'll definitely try it!
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TravelingRae
Sep 5, 2011 @ 12:59 pm | delete
- This lens makes me wish mushrooms weren't so completely revolting. I just may try this recipe without them!
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TheFoodDigest
Aug 25, 2011 @ 5:42 pm | delete
- My mouth is watering! They had a recipe similar to this last night on Food Network's Restaurant Impossible.
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Frankster
Aug 12, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
- This may be a dumb question with it being named chicken Marsala, but my husband can't have the wine (whatever he is allergic to does not burn off) so is there something I can substitute or maybe drop the wine totally? Excellent lens. Blessings and bear hugs, Frankster
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beeobrien
Aug 13, 2011 @ 12:07 am | delete
- Frankster, thanks so much for reading and taking the time to comment. I'm not really an expert ( I just play one on tv), but I'm thinking maybe using a bit of some flavored vinegar or just adding a favorite herb....I love rosemary. Since I'm not quite sure what your husband can or can't eat, I don't know which suggestions might be off limits. You might also try a pinch of sugar. For me, the marsala gives the sauce a certain depth....I'm thinking a bit of beef broth. Sorry I don't have a perfect substitute.
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Frankster
Aug 13, 2011 @ 1:05 am | delete
- Thanks. It's just the wine problem. I'll play with it and let you know what he likes best. Bear hugs, Frankster
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