Chicken Marsala

Chicken marsala is a quick and tasty dish where the chicken is sauteed in a pan and then
the Marsala, an Italian fortified wine, is used along with mushrooms to make a pan sauce to go with the chicken. Pan sauces are so easy to make and always full of flavour and this one is no different coming together in no time at all!

Chicken Marsala

Chicken in a quick and tasty mushroom marsala sauce.

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 4 small chicken breasts, pounded thin and seasoned with salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 medium shallot, finely diced
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup marsala
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (~1/2 lemon)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat, add the chicken and cook until browned, about 2-3 minutes per side and set aside.
2. Add the butter and mushrooms and saute until browned on both sides, about 7-8 minutes.
3. Add the shallot and saute for 1 minute.
4. Add the garlic and saute for half a minute.
5. Add the marsala, deglaze the pan, add the chicken broth and lemon juice, bring to a boil and let simmer until reduced by half, about 5-7 minutes.
6. Season with salt and pepper, mix in the butter and return the chicken to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.
7. Mix in the parsley and remove from heat.

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