You will indubitably enjoy this creamy chicken Marsala. This dish not only tastes great; it is aromatic and full of flavor, but it is also really fun to cook. It calls for making a creamy sauce using the famous Marsala wine. Chicken marsala calls for reducing the wine to a syrupy consistency with onions, shallots, and various herbs, then braising the chicken in the mixture for a fun eating and cooking experience that you will want to repeat again and again.
Health Benefits
Let’s talk about wine, and why you should be cooking with it more often. When you cook with wine and reduce it, you’re actually doing something quite interesting. You are reducing the alcohol content of the wine while maintaining its grape attributes. Grapes have many health benefits that you can benefit from; they help treat constipation, fatigue, indigestion, macular degeneration, kidney disorders, and prevent cataracts. They also have many vitamins and minerals like vitamin K, vitamin A, and antioxidant properties.
Nutrition
Per Serving:
448 calories
26.6 g fat
13.3 g carbohydrates
28.8 g protein
99 mg cholesterol
543 mg sodium
Ingredients
cup all-purpose flour for coating: 1/4
tsp ground black pepper: 1/4
tsp salt: 1/2
tsp dried oregano: 1/2
chicken breast halves – skinless, boneless, and pounded: 4
thick: 1/4 inch
tbsp butter: 4
tbsp olive oil: 4
cup mushrooms – sliced: 1
cup Marsala wine: 1/2
cup cooking sherry: 1/4
How To Make Creamy Chicken Marsala
- Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and oregano in a bowl.
- Coat chicken pieces in flour mixture.
- Melt butter in oil over medium heat in a large skillet.
- Place chicken in the pan and cook until it turns a light brown.
- Turn over chicken pieces and add mushrooms.
- Pour in the wine and sherry.
- Cover skillet and let the chicken simmer for 10 minutes.
- Turn once and cook until it is no longer pink and juices run clear.
Trivia
Marsala is a city in Sicily.