Lindas Cheesy Chicken Marsala Divan Food

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.

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the flour, salt, pepper and oregano. Coat chicken pieces in flour mixture.
• In a large skillet, melt butter in oil over medium heat. Place chicken in the pan, and lightly brown. Turn over chicken pieces, and add mushrooms. Pour in wine and sherry. Cover skillet; simmer chicken 10 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink and juices run clear.

LINDA'S CHEESY CHICKEN MARSALA DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Put the chicken breast in a 9x13" baking pan.
• Slice the onions, and put over chicken breasts.
• In the side of the pan mix the soup and water together. It will be lumpy.
• Cut up the fresh broccoli, and put in soup mixture. Mix together.
• Add the mushrooms, and mix.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to your liking.
• Pour the wine into the mixture, and mix well.
• Pour over the chicken.
• Every 15 minutes spoon the mixture over the chicken while baking. Bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven, and add the shredded cheese on top.
• Put back in the oven, and bake for another 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Serve.
• Note: I pour the extra sauce over my baked potatoes when I make this dish. Delish!

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Season the chicken tenders with salt and pepper, then dredge in the flour, shaking off excess. Heat a 12- to 14-inch nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and brown each side of the chicken until golden brown, 2 minutes a side (you want to actually undercook the chicken a bit; it will finish in the pan later). Transfer the chicken to a plate.
• To the same pan, add the cremini mushrooms, butter, dried porcini and shallots and cook until deeply caramelized, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the gelatin and 1/4 cup of the broth together and let sit to bloom.
• Add the garlic to the pan and cook for another 20 seconds. Deglaze with the Marsala, scraping up any bits. Whisk in the remaining broth and the gelatin mixture and bring to a simmer. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Nestle the browned chicken in the pan and gently simmer for 3 minutes. Top with the fresh parsley and lemon juice. Serve with warm crusty Italian bread.

CHEESY CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. In small bowl, combine 1/2 tsp. salt, rosemary, 1/8 tsp. pepper; reserve. In another bowl, whisk together broth, wine and 1 Tbsp. flour. Sprinkle mozzarella slices with parsley. Cut horizontal pocket in each chicken breast, stuff with 1 slice mozzarella. Fold to fit, secure with toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken with reserved rosemary mix. Coat with remaining flour.
• In large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp. oil over med-high heat. Cook chicken until browned, turning once, 4-5 min each side. Transfer to jellyroll pan, roast 15 min or until no longer pink.
• In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms, garlic, remaining salt and pepper. Cook, stirring until browned, 5 min. Add broth mix, bring to boil. Cook, stirring until slightly thickened. Stir in butter. Remove toothpicks from chicken, arrange on platter. Top with mushroom sauce. Sprinkle with remaining parsley.

LINDA'S CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Flatten the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of saran wrap, and pound with a meat mallet until thin. (You can use the edge of a can of soup, if you don't have a meat mallet. It's important that you pound the breasts to an equal thickness, so they cook evenly).
• Slice the mushrooms into thin slices. Set aside.
• Finely chop shallots to equal 1/2 cup. Set aside.
• Chop the parsley. Set aside.
• Mix the flour with the next 7 ingredients in the recipe.
• To Cook:.
• Add the butter to a lg. saute pan. Over med. heat, melt the butter, and add the mushrooms. After 2 mins., add the shallots. Cook until lightly browned, about 6-10 minutes Remove the mushrooms and shallots, and reserve.
• Add enough oil to the pan, so it makes a layer across the bottom. Add more as needed.
• Put the heat on high, until the oil gets nice and hot, then turn down to med-high.
• Saute the breasts for approximately 1-2 minutes on each side. (Remember the chicken breasts will cook fast because they are thin. Make sure you don't overcrowd the pan, or the chicken will boil instead of saute).
• Remove the breasts from the pan, reserve on a platter, and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Add the Marsala wine to the same pan to deglaze, scraping the small bits of chicken stuck to the pan. (Marsala is a wine and contains alcohol, so be careful when adding it to a hot pan. Better to remove the pan from the heat when deglazing any pan with wine.).
• Turn the heat down to medium, and simmer until slightly reduced, approximately 2 minutes.
• To thicken sauce, mix 3 T. cold water with 3 teaspoons cornstarch in a small bowl. Slowly add to the sauce, and stir until it thickens a little. If it isn't thick enough for your taste, add more cornstarch and water mix.
• If it is too thick for your taste, add more wine, a little at a time.
• Add the reserved mushrooms to the pan.
• Season with salt, pepper, and half of the parsley.
• Plate the chicken breasts, and top with Marsala sauce.
• Sprinkle with the rest of the parsley, for garnish.
• Serve.