The Mrs. loves chicken marsala and on mother's day we nailed it.
Chicken Marsala
Ingredients:
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 Tbs. shallots, minced
- 4 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 10 Oz. sliced mushrooms
- 1 1/2 tsp. sage, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 cup flour
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1/2 cup marsala wine
- 2 Tbs. marsala wine
- 2/3 cups milk
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
Directions:
- preheat oven to 350
- In 2 - quart saucepan bring chicken broth to a boil and reduce by 50% uncovered (about 20 min)
- coat chicken with flour in small amount of oil (or butter) brown the chicken
- transfer to greased casserole and bake approximately 20 minutes until done.
while chicken is baking:
- in skillet melt 3 Tbs butter
- cook shallots until slightly golden (1 min.)
- add mushrooms, 1 tsp. sage, salt and pepper
- cook until mushrooms start to brown (6 - 8 min.)
- transfer to a separate bowl
- Into skillet add 1 Tbs oil
- add 1/2 cup marsala - bring to a boil - stir and scrape up brown bits (30 seconds)
- Add reduced broth, milk, mushroom mix, and 2 Tbs of cornstarch
- simmer until slightly thickened (6 - 8 min)
- add lemon juice, 2 Tbs marsala, 1/2 tsp. sage and 1 tbs. butter
- sauce chicken and serve
