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Chicken Marsala

A Classic Italian dish made from chicken cutlets, mushrooms, and Marsala wine.

Ingredients

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  • 3 Chicken Cutlets, sliced in half, pounded until ¼” thick
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • ⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
  • 5 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 5 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
  • 8 oz. White Button Mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoon Shallots, minced
  • 1 clove Garlic, minced
  • ⅓ cup dry Marsala Wine
  • ⅓ cup Chicken Stock
  • 1 tablespoon chopped Parsley, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Split each chicken breast through the middle to make 2 pieces. Place plastic wrap over them and pound each one flat using a meat tenderizer/mallet, or a good ol heavy pot… until they are about a quarter inch thick.
  2. Season chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in ⅓ cup flour. Heat 2 tbsp. oil and 1 tbsp. butter in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add chicken, and cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate, and set aside.
  3. Add 2 tbsp. oil and 1 tbsp. butter, and then add mushrooms; cook until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to plate with chicken, and set aside.
  4. Heat remaining oil in skillet, and then add shallots and garlic; cook, stirring, until soft, about 1 minute. Stir in remaining 1 tbsp. flour; cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Add Marsala and stock; cook, stirring and scraping bottom of pan until slightly thick, about 2 minutes. Return chicken and mushrooms to skillet, and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in remaining butter.
  6. Season with salt and pepper; garnish with parsley, if you like.