dinner·Italian

Chicken Marsala

Tender chicken cutlets in a rich Marsala wine and mushroom sauce — an Italian-American steakhouse staple.

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Prep15m
Cook25m
Total40m
Serves4
Levelmedium
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Ingredients

4 servings
  • 4 chicken breasts (pounded to 1/4" thickness)
  • 12 oz cremini mushrooms (sliced)
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup dry Marsala wine
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots (minced)
  • 2 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)

How to Make It

  1. 1

    Dredge chicken in seasoned flour. Cook in oil and 2 tbsp butter over medium-high heat 3 minutes per side until golden. Remove.

  2. 2

    Sauté mushrooms until golden, 5 minutes. Add shallots and garlic, cook 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add Marsala and let it bubble 2 minutes. Add broth and thyme. Simmer 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Swirl in remaining butter until sauce is glossy.

  5. 5

    Return chicken and warm through, spooning sauce over it.

  6. 6

    Garnish with parsley and serve over pasta or mashed potatoes.

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