Creamy Chicken Marsala

Submitted by quixoposto

"The difference between this marsala and the others is the cream. Really simple, really good. Great for company, but quick to fix. source: 365 ways to cook chicken"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 4 shallots, minced
• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1⁄4 cup dry marsala
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Pound breasts to 1/4 inch. In large frying pan, melt 2 Tbl butter over med heat.
2. Add chicken and saute until lightly browned (4 min). Remove and set aside.
3. Melt 2 more tablespoons of butter in pan. Add shallots and mushrooms (3-5 min).
4. Cook until lightly browned.
5. Add Marsala, bring to boil. Add cream and lemon juice and return to boil. Salt and pepper.
6. Return chicken to pan. Cook turning in sauce to finish cooking (3 minutes).
7. Serve over noodles or rice. (Instead of pounded breasts I sometimes substitute the frozen chicken tenders--they are so small and tender pounding isn't necessary).

Reviews

[Maven in the Making]

Halved the recipe - still fabulous! Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Chef TraceyMae]

I made this for the Aussie/Kiwi Recipe Swap #34. This was delicious and quick to put together. My DH especially liked it!

 

[marieeve421]

Chicken marsala is one of my favorite meals and this is by far my favorite recipe. It's so easy to make yet its impressive enough to serve to dinner guests who always ask for the recipe. I like to serve it over garlic mashed potatoes. Simply devine!

 

[Law School Chef]

I agree that it could use more sauce - I cook for 2 and I made half the recommended amount of chicken and mushrooms and the full amount of sauce and it worked out well. Also, the sauce was a bit runny when I made it, so I added ~1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch dissolved in a little bit of marsala to thicken. Really yummy!!

 

[Dee Licious]

This is my favorite chicken marsala recipe - all my friends ask for it when I'm having them over! I've been making it for years out of that fabulous 365 ways to cook chicken and I'm so glad you thought to put it on recipezaar Julia! I'm in town visiting relatives and didn't have my book but thanks to you we'll be having my famous chicken marsala tomorrow night!!!