Stuffed Chicken Marsala In A Marsala Cooking Wine Sauce Food

OLIVE GARDEN STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stuffing:Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a bowl.
• Chicken:Butterfly thickest section to create two lobes.Place pounded chicken breasts on a plate and place desired amount of stuffing on one half of chicken breast.
• Gently press stuffing down and fold over other side of chicken breast. Preheat a large sauté pan on stove top. Add 4 oz. oil; heat oil until shimmering.
• Place approximately 2 cups flour in a pan and season it to taste with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess flour. Place stuffed chicken breasts in sauté pan with the preheated oil.
• Cook each side until golden. When chicken is seared on both sides remove them from sauté pan and place them in a baking pan and into the oven for 10-20 minutes.
• Bake until juices run clear and stuffing and center reach a temperature of at least 165°.
• Sauce: Add the onions to the sauté pan. Stir with spatula. After 2 minutes add the mushrooms; sauté mixture until onions are translucent. Deglaze sauté pan with the marsala wine (make sure to incorporate particles from bottom of pan). Bring wine to a simmer and add heavy cream. Simmer sauce on low heat until reduced by half.
• Place cooked chicken breast on a plate and top with onions, mushrooms and sauce.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MARSALA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallot; cook 6 minutes. Add spinach and parsley; cook 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in bread crumbs, egg white, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper. Insert a clean, sharp knife into the thickest side of each chicken breast. Make a 2 inch slit. Cut to, but not through the opposite side. Holding the knife blade parallel to the cutting board, guide the blade around the inside, creating a pocket. Be careful not to cut through the sides.
• Divide the mushroom mixture between the 4 breasts. Stuff into the pockets.
• Wipe the pan clean with paper towels. Heat 2 tsp oil in pan over medium heat; add chicken. Cook 5 minutes, turning frequently, until browned. Transfer chicken to a baking sheet lined with foil. Bake for 13 minutes or until done at 400°F.
• Add wine to pan; cook 2 minutes over medium heat, scraping pan to loosen bits.
• Whisk together cream sauce mix, broth, and milk; add to pan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice.
• Spoon sauce onto serving plates; arrange chicken over sauce.
• Yields 4 servings: 1 breast and about 1/4 cup sauce).

STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Pre-Heat oven to 350 degree's.
• Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a mixing bowl and set aside.
• Sliced chicken in half - pound each piece of chicken with a mallet till 1/4 " thick.
• Place a couple of tablespoons of cheese mixture at one end of the chicken and roll up.
• Dredge all completed chicken rolls in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Saute chicken with pre-heated oil cooking until each side is golden brown. Transfer chicken to a baking dish and place in the oven and bake for about 10-20 or chicken is 165 degree's.
• Add onions to saute pan and stir to loosen chicken drippings. After 2 minutes add mushrooms and saute until onions are translucent.
• Deglaze pan with Marsala wine - make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to get all the drippings from the chicken. Heat wine to a simmer and add cream or milk. Simmer on medium heat until wine and cream have thickened and reduced by half.
• Place cooked chicken breasts back in the wine sauce and spoon sauce over.
• I served this meal over cooked thin pasta and crusty garlic bread!