Easy Chicken Marsala Recipe is a creamy, sweet chicken recipe that comes together quickly, served with your favorite pasta! Watch the video!
Today I’m sharing a not-complicated delicious Chicken Marsala Recipe for casual entertaining, with your favorite pasta. If you love salmon, you may also want to try my Salmon Mushroom Zoodle Marsala!
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Chicken Marsala
It’s good enough for company, and great served with this Quick Easy Green Salad Recipe!
Easy Chicken Marsala Recipe
I can think of several reasons why it’s not easy to host a dinner – we’re too busy, we don’t know what to cook, or we just lack the confidence to invite others into our space (a whole new list of fears).
This simplerecipe will hopefully inspire you to get into the kitchen, whip up this delightful Easy Chicken Marsala recipe, cook some pasta, set out a salad – and wah lah!
A true comfort dish!
You’re on your way to easy entertaining, and beautiful hospitality, when you get to share your life with others around the table.
Which Marsala wine is best for chicken marsala?
For this recipe, and any savory recipe, you want to use a dry marsala.
If making a dessert or sweeter recipe, use a sweet marsala!
What ingredients do I need for chicken marsala?
Most recipes are basically the same, but for mine, you need these ingredients:
Shallots and onions
Chicken breasts
Baby bella mushrooms
Dry marsala cooking wine
Butter and sour cream
Don’t forget your favorite pasta! Standard is spaghetti pasta!
We used one of our favorite kitchen pieces, my Le Creuset 3.5 quart brasier (I love the stainless steel one because it’s light enough to add to a dinner board).
This is one of my favorites because it not only holds a lot of food, but it’s also pretty for serving the food on a casual evening!
From the stove to the table! Serve with a side of your favorite pasta!
Easy Chicken Recipe
Sauté the onions and mushrooms, removing them to a bowl.
Then cook the chicken in the same pan (after shaking the chicken in a Ziploc bag with flour, salt, and pepper).
Combine it together, add the marsala, and cook down. Right before serving, garnish with parsley!
In a large frying pan or 3.5 quart braiser, heat the olive oil on medium heat; add the shallots, onion and garlic and cook until tender. Remove from the pan into a bowl; set aside.
Coat the chicken in the flour and salt and pepper (using a Ziploc bag to shake the chicken in). In the same large pot over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil and saute half the chicken for 1 to 2 minutes per side until lightly browned. Remove to a plate and keep warm. Repeat with a second tablespoon of the oil and the remaining chicken, removing to the separate plate to keep warm.
Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet and stir in the mushrooms. Cook for 5-6 minutes, until tender. Off heat, add in the marsala and cook for 1 minute, scraping any browned bits from the skillet. Pour the sauce into a separate pan.
Add the chicken back to the pan, placing the onion mixture on top.
Next, add the cornstarch to 1/4 cup cold water, and whisk until smooth. Pour into the marsala sauce/mushrooms and heat on high, stirring until thick. Add the melted butter; stir. Add the sour cream; stir.
Pour the marsala sauce over the chicken, onions, and mushrooms in the pot. Bring the chicken marsala to a boil, then gently simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare pasta following package directions, about 11 minutes.
Garnish the chicken with chopped parsley. Serve over cooked pasta.
Add olive oil to heavy hot saucepan. Add onions, garlic, mushrooms, saute until mushrooms are tender. Add flour and cook about 1 minute then deglaze pan with Marsala wine. Add beef stock and cook until thick and flavors are blended.
Possible substitutes would be a dry Madeira wine or a darker sherry such as Oloroso. If you don't have these then you could also use port or red vermouth.
Should you use sweet or dry Marsala in your Chicken Marsala recipe? It doesn't make a huge difference, and either option will produce delicious results, but I would go for dry because the sweet Marsala has a bit too much sugar for such a savory dish.
Very much like Port wines, Marsala is a fortified wine. It is produced initially in Italy and ranges from dry to sweet dessert wine. Marsala is often used as a cooking wine in savory dishes like French onion soup as well as a sweet reduction sauce. It can also be enjoyed as an aperitif or dessert wine.
The best substitute for marsala wine is madeira, another kind of fortified wine with a similar flavour profile. Other alternatives include other fortified wines such as commandaria, sherry, vermouth, and port.
Marsala is sweet dessert wine, it is not typically used for drinking like a Chianti or Montepulciano, but cooking and marinades.Masala is a spice blend using in Indian cooking. It contains all brown spices: cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, and cumin.
Chicken Marsala is a traditional Italian dish that is made with chicken, white wine, and sweet marsala wine. Chicken Marsala is served with tomato sauce and creamy white sauce. The marsala wine used in this dish is a dry marsala.
For a balanced meal, pair it with starchy sides like Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Italian pasta such as Fettuccine. Add color with vegetables like Steamed Asparagus or Roasted Brussels Sprouts, and don't forget bread like Garlic Knots or Cheesy Garlic Bread to mop up the sauce.
While both chicken piccata and chicken Marsala are cooked in the same way, there are a few key differences between the two dishes. Chicken piccata isn't creamy.It's cooked with white wine, chicken broth, capers, and lemon juice.It's tangy and bright instead of rich and creamy.
Combine a cup of white grape juice with balsamic vinegar to mimic the acidity and depth of Marsala. Mix fruit juices such as cherry or cranberry with a splash of sherry vinegar for a robust flavor.
You could even try a potent dry red tossed in with a bit of sugar and an orange peel as a comparable substitute. “As long as the wine has a little bit of sugar and falls in the 15% to 20% alcohol range, it's going to work in the dish,” Ziata says.
The best chicken marsala wine pairing is with lighter red wine types or a full-bodied white wine. Red wine examples include Malbec and Pinot Noir, and white wines include Riesling or Chardonnay.
Marsala is made from a blend of wines - usually from three local grape varieties (Grillo, Cataratto and Inzolia). The blend is fortified with neutral grape brandy then sweetened, either with boiled down must (mosto cotto) or with grape juice whose fermentation has been stopped with spirit (mistela).
Chicken Marsala is a traditional Italian dish that is made with chicken, white wine, and sweet marsala wine. Chicken Marsala is served with tomato sauce and creamy white sauce. The marsala wine used in this dish is a dry marsala.
Marsala is fortified with brandy or neutral grape spirit usually made with regional grapes. A cooked grape must called 'Mosto Cotto' gives Marsala its color and its caramel flavor. A sweetened fortified wine called 'Mistella' is often blended, made from Grillo grapes.
While both chicken piccata and chicken Marsala are cooked in the same way, there are a few key differences between the two dishes. Chicken piccata isn't creamy.It's cooked with white wine, chicken broth, capers, and lemon juice.It's tangy and bright instead of rich and creamy.
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