** This post was imported as a part of my top 30 from my old blog – What’s Cooking in the Orange Kitchen**
Chicken Marsala has been one of my favorite recipes since I was a kid. I can even remember the first time my Mom made it. The power went out right as it was finishing so we had to eat by candle light. Which is probably why I ate the mushrooms, haha. Anyway, I’m not sure if this is a “traditional” chicken marsala recipe but I always enjoy it and I hope you do too!
Chicken Marsala
(Source: It’s a Darne Good Cookbook, with lots of adaptions by me)
Ingredients
4-6 thin chicken breast pounded out to 1/8 inch thickness
1/2 cup flour
1/3-1/2 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups mushrooms, sliced (I used baby bellas)
1-2 cloves garlic minced
3/4 cup Marsala wine
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 box angel hair pasta
Directions
Dredge the chicken in flour. Place 2 chicken breasts at a time in the skillet with 2 tablespoons melted butter (add more with each addition if needed) in skillet. Cook over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. As each one is done place it in a 9×13 baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat until all chicken is cooked.
Adding more butter if needed, saute mushrooms and garlic in the same skillet. When the mushrooms are done use a slotted spoon to remove the mushrooms and place them on top of the chicken.
Use the marsala wine to deglaze the pan then stir in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil then reduce the temperature. Spoon 1/2 of the sauce over the chicken. Top the chicken with cheese and bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
While the chicken is baking prepare angel hair noodles. When the noodles are done drain the water and dump the noodles into the pan with remaining sauce.
Serve chicken and mushrooms over top of angel hair pasta.
**Recipe note** If you are concerned with the amount of butter in this recipe you can substitute olive oil for half of the butter. Some butter is required to give it a rich flavor but it is perfectly okay to use half butter and half olive oil.
>Look at you taking awesome pictures with your new camera! Rock on Jessica, rock on. 🙂
Back to the food, it looks absolutely amazing! Come to my house so we can make it and eat it together because I still can not convince my husband that mushrooms are not the devil. 🙂
>Mmm, I've been looking for a chicken marsala recipe. Thanks for posting!
>Would this turn out ok if I just used extra chicken stock instead of the marsala wine? Thanks!
>Krista, I don't think this would taste bad with extra chicken stock, but it would be missing the special flavor that makes it Marsala. Marsala definitely has a unique taste and adds a lot to the dish. But again, it would not taste bad with out it just wouldn't be exactly the same dish. Good luck!