Creamy Chicken Marsala is a delicious restaurant quality dish ready in less than 30 minutes! This is a classic Italian recipe which uses chicken cutlets and mushrooms in a rich and delicious Marsala wine sauce.
prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour plain flour
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts halved horizontally to make 4 fillets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Marsala Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 8 ounces brown or Cremini mushrooms sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup dry Marsala wine
- 1 1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Dredge the chicken cutlets into flour that has been seasoned with 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Shake off excess flour.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil and 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken on each side for 3-4 minutes, until browned.
- Remove it from the skillet, and transfer to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
- In the same pan with remaining pan grease leftover from the chicken, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add the mushrooms and saute for about 2-3 minutes until browned, then add the minced garlic and cook for another 1 minute.
- Pour the Marsala wine to the skillet and bring to a boil. Boil for 3-4 minutes, while scraping off the browned bits of chicken.
- Pour in the cream and return the chicken back into the sauce. Cook until the sauce thickens (about 3 minutes).
- Garnish with some chopped parsley and serve warm over pasta, noodles, or rice.
- Enjoy!