Healthier Chicken Marsala Food

EASY CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Cook the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side, until golden brown and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan; place on a plate and cover with foil to keep warm
• Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until softened, 3-4 minutes. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper.
• Add the chicken broth and wine to the pan; bring to a simmer. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch with 2 teaspoons water. Add the cornstarch to the pan and stir constantly until sauce has just thickened.
• Add the chicken back to the pan and coat with the mushroom sauce. Top with parsley and serve.

HERBED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Place the chicken cutlets between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet (or the flat side of a chef's knife) until about 1/3-inch thick. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Put the flour on a medium plate. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge the chicken in the flour to fully coat, shaking off any excess. Add the chicken to the skillet and fry until fully cooked and golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add 1/2 cup of the broth, the sun-dried tomatoes and rosemary to any remaining drippings in the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute to plump the tomatoes. Add the mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the marsala and bring to a boil. Add the remaining 1/4 cup broth and the butter and simmer until the butter is fully melted, about 30 seconds.
• Spoon the mushroom mixture and sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.

HEALTHIER CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and oregano.
• Add chicken breasts to bag and shake to coat.
• Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.
• Remove and keep warm.
• In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter for 3 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in broth and wine. Cook for 15 to 17 minutes over medium heat or until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
• Pour over chicken breasts.

THE BEST CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Cut two 12-inch sheets of plastic wrap.
• Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise, making 6 roughly equal pieces; they should look like large chicken tenders. Place one sheet of plastic on a clean cutting board. Put a chicken piece in the center of the plastic and top with the other sheet of plastic. Pound the chicken with the flat side of a meat mallet, starting in the center and working your way to the edges, until the chicken is 1/4 inch thick and 6 to 8 inches long. Transfer to the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces. Liberally sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Mix the flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a generous amount of pepper in a shallow bowl or plate. Dredge the cutlets in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot, about 1 minute. Sear 3 cutlets until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the cutlets to a plate. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and sear the remaining 3 cutlets until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. It's ok if the chicken is not completely cooked through; it will finish cooking in the sauce.
• Add the mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the same pan and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until the mushrooms are slightly softened and just beginning to release some liquid, 3 to 4 minutes. (The mushrooms will soak up the oil quickly and dry up the pan; that's ok, more liquid will release as they cook longer.) Add the shallots and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat. Pour in the wine and 1/2 cup water. Return the pan to high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the liquid reduces by a third and starts to thicken, 6 to 7 minutes. Whisk in the butter and continue whisking until it is melted and the sauce has thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the cutlets and any accumulated juices to the pan and cook, flipping halfway through, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a platter and stir the parsley into the sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with more parsley.

HEALTHIER CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• If desired, pound chicken between two pieces of wax paper or plastic (use anything from an old wine bottle to a small heavy pot for this). Season chicken with salt and pepper if you prefer.
• Heat oil in a skillet and add chicken. Pan fry chicken for 5 minutes on each side until golden, turning once until done. Remove, and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Add onion and mushrooms to the pan (add a little more oil if needed), cook until onion is translucent and mushrooms are soft (approximately 5 minutes).
• Add wine to pan and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• At this point, judge the amount of liquid for sauce for chicken. If you need more, add a bit of broth. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Pour vegetables and sauce over chicken, and sprinkle with parsley.

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts until flat and thin.
• Set aside.
• Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and oregano in a pie pan.
• Melt oil and butter in a large skillet and bring to a low boil.
• Dredge chicken until thoroughly coated through the flour mixture, shake off excess and lightly brown in skillet about 2 minutes.
• Turn over chicken pieces and add mushrooms.
• Cook until lightly browned.
• Add wine and sherry.
• Cover skillet and simmer for 10 minutes, turning chicken pieces once.

EASIER CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, garlic salt, pepper, and oregano. Dredge chicken in the mixture to lightly coat.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken in the skillet for 2 minutes, or until lightly browned on one side. Turn chicken over, and add mushrooms. Cook about 2 minutes, until other side of chicken is lightly browned. Stir mushrooms so that they cook evenly.
• Pour Marsala wine over the chicken. Cover skillet, and reduce heat to low; simmer for 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.