Chicken Marsala
Chicken Marsala is a beautiful, indulgent show stopping dish that looks fancy but it really simple to make. Fragrant and rich, your family will love this recipe!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Chicken Marsala
Servings: 8
Calories: 530kcal
Author: Elise Donovan
- 3 pounds chicken breasts, cut into strips (or 3 pound bag chicken tenders, thawed)
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 tablespoon butter
- 4 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- 24 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 cups Marsala cooking wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup whole milk or heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup cornstarch or more if needed
- 16 ounces spaghetti or fettuccini noodles prepared according to package directions
In a large resealable plastic bag combine flour, salt, pepper, and oregano. Add chicken and shake until well coated.
Heat butter, garlic and oil in an electric fry pan or large skillet. Add chicken.
Cook over medium heat (about 300 degrees) until done, turning after about 6 minutes.
Remove chicken from pan and add mushrooms. Sauté mushrooms for 3 minutes. Add marsala, chicken broth and milk (or cream) to mushrooms.
In a small bowl, combine water and corn starch until smooth. Slowly add corn starch mixture to marsala sauce until thickened. I like it a little thicker, about the consistency of gravy.
Place chicken back into pan and let simmer for 3-5 minutes.
Serve over cooked noodles.
- This recipe makes a huge batch, about eight good size servings. It's the perfect dish to entertain with. Most of the time, however, we half the recipe.
- If you really don't want to use the Marsala cooking wine, you can substitute with chicken stock, dry white wine or this simple recipe: about a quarter cup white grape juice, a tablespoon of vanilla and a couple tablespoons of sherry vinegar.
- Heavy whipping cream will enhance this sauce, making it even creamier and richer, but you can use regular milk if that's what you have on hand.
Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 586mg | Potassium: 765mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 4.2mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2.2mg