This EasyChicken Marsala recipe is one of my family's favorite meals. Marsala wine and chicken broth make this dish both sweet and savory hitting all the flavor points.Turn this recipe into Chicken Marsala Fettucine simply by cooking up fettucine my homemade pasta dough and pouring those delectable juices on top!Like meaty dishes? Try my recipe for Sicilian Baked Lolli, Tender Osso Buco or my recipe for Tender Meatloaf with Red Wine Sauce.
Prepare your chicken breasts by filleting them if necessary. Season with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour.
4 Chicken Breasts, 1 cup all purpose flour, salt and pepper
Sear the chicken on both sides in a skillet using ½ tablespoon of butter and olive oil.
1½ tablespoons Butter, ¼ cup olive oil
Remove chicken and transfer to a plate.
Pour marsala wine in skillet and deglaze pan, scraping bits from bottom.
1 cup dry Marsala wine
Sauté onion in skillet with more butter.
1 cup white onions
Add mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
2 cup mushrooms
Add 2 cups of chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add more broth while cooking if needed.
2 cups chicken broth
If using a slow cooker, skip down to slow cooker option.
Return chicken to the skillet and cover.
Simmer Chicken in skillet for about an hour.
10 minutes before serving make a slurry of 2 tablespoons of cold water and 2 tablespoons of corn starch and mix into skillet liquid stir and cook until thickened. (Optional)
2 tbsp corn starch
Remove from heat and serve.
Slow Cooker Option
Place chicken in slow cooker and top with skillet contents.
Add more broth if necessary.
2 cups chicken broth
Cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or on low for 4 to 5 hours.
In the final hour make a slurry of 2 tablespoons of cold water and 2 tablespoons of corn starch and mix into slower cooker, stir. (Optional)
Remove chicken and serve.
Notes
Top tip
If you don't have chicken fillets, do your best to fillet a chicken breast yourself or tenderize your chicken to create a thin slice of chicken. It doesn't have to be perfect. Remember cooking should be fun.
Baking Option
After searing, place it in a baking dish.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Continue with deglazing using the marsala wine, sauteing onions and adding mushrooms to the skillet.
Pour skillet contents of mushroom broth mixture on top of chicken. Add chicken broth if necessary.
Place in oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until chicken is fork tender.
Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes, then serve.