Best Classic Chicken Marsala

Name: Best Classic Chicken Marsala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1-1.5 lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast; 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 1 cup Flour (for dredging); 1/4 cup Shallot, diced; 8 oz Baby Bella Mushrooms; 1 cup Marsala Wine; 1 cup Chicken Stock; 2 Tablespoons Flour (for the sauce); 2 Tablespoons Water; 1 Tablespoon Butter; Fresh Parsley (for garnish); Salt and Pepper, to taste

An Italian favorite comfort food! Our Best Classic Chicken Marsala is bold and delicious. Enjoy the savory taste of Marsala wine, mushroom and shallots with melt in your mouth chicken! This is a simple and quick meal that will make your family and friends think you slaved away in the kitchen to make this restaurant worthy meal!

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Marsala has long been one of my favorite dishes! My father used to make it by cutting the chicken in bite sized pieces and shaking them in a bag of seasoned flour. It seemed simple. The flour coating gave the sauce enough flour needed to make it think. He served it over regular spaghetti. I suppose it was more of a Pasta Chicken Marsala. But it was so delicious! My brother hated to cook at the time, but he made an exception with that meal.

This is my version of this classic dish! With my years working in the restaurant I certainly picked up a few tricks to make this better. I had my parents over to eat the batch I made for the photo for this post and they both said this is the best they ever had!

This Is Too Easy!

Chicken Marsala is a classic Italian dish that many love but feel it takes lots of time and mad cooking skills. But, really, this is a very simple dish that the only skill you need to have mastered is to give it some TLC. Basically, you cook the chicken, remove, cook the mushrooms and shallots, add the liquid, reduce, and you’re done!

The cooking instructions are very simple as well. To make it even easier, you can eliminate the oven part. Just put the chicken back in the skillet and slide it under the sauce. Spoon some of the sauce over top of the chicken and heat for 5 minutes.

However, I like the added touch of baking this in the oven. I find that the chicken absorbs that delicious Marsala flavor much better in in the oven. Like I mentioned earlier, I’ve had many tell me that my version is the best they’ve had, and I believe it’s from this step. So I keep doing it!

What Ingredients Are In Best Classic Chicken Marsala?

The ingredients are also rather simple, many of which you no doubt have on hand. The rest are super easy to find at just about any grocery store:

Chicken
Olive Oil
All Purpose Flour
Shallots
Baby Bella Mushrooms
Marsala Wine
Chicken Stock
Butter
Fresh Parsley
Salt & Pepper

How Is Best Classic Chicken Marsala Made?

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cut chicken breasts into 4 pieces. Place the chicken on a cutting board and cover with plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat tenderizer, gently pound the chicken pieces to 1/4 inch thick. (the plastic wrap is to prevent chicken juice from splattering all over your kitchen.)
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Put the flour on a plate or shallow dish (I usually use a Gladware container). Coat each side of the chicken with flour and shake off the excess.
Cooking in batches, cook the chicken in the skillet until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side. Be sure to add a bit more oil between batches to prevent burning.
Place the chicken in a baking pan as they finish cooking.
After all the chicken is cooked, add 2 tablespoons olive oil to the skillet. Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms are soft, about 3-5 minutes. Next, add the shallots and stir for about a minute.
Add the Marsala wine and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken stock. Reduce the liquid by half.
Mix the 2 tablespoons of flour with the 2 tablespoons of water. Slowly pour the flour and water mixture around the edges of the skillet and stir completely. This will thicken the sauce. Add the butter and stir until it’s melted.
Pour the mixture over the chicken in the baking pan. Cover and bake for 15 minutes.
Garnish with the chopped fresh parsley.

What Can I Do with the Leftovers?

Leftovers will keep well in the fridge for about 3-4 days. To reheat it, you’ll get the best results warming it on the stove. But you can use the microwave as well.

Can I Freeze Best Classic Chicken Marsala?

Yes! This meal will last about 6 months in the freezer. Thaw on the counter, and follow the same reheating instructions above.

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