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Creamy Chicken Marsala

August 1, 2021 by aseasonedgreeting 2 Comments

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Creamy chicken marsala is a creamy chicken dinner that tastes like it came from your favorite restaurant! Pan-seared chicken, a creamy Marsala wine sauce, and warm mushrooms combine in this comforting dinner. Serve with your favorite pasta!

Recipe at a Glance

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Notes: Marsala wine is a very unique flavor and there isn’t a direct substitute. Add Marsala wine onto your grocery list so you have it on hand when you’re ready to make this recipe!

overhead shot of the creamy chicken marsala in a black pan with a silver spoon

Creamy chicken Marsala is one of my favorite cream sauce chicken dinners. The Marsala wine creates such a unique flavor that really can’t be replicated by anything else! Combine that with sautéed mushrooms and pan-seared chicken and you’ve got a filling and hearty dinner.

How to prepare the chicken

For this recipe you’ll prepare dredged, but not breaded chicken. Dredging chicken simply means coating it in flour before adding it to the pan. I always recommend seasoning the flour with some salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Step 1: Butterfly the chicken

Butterflying chicken is the process where you slice the meat all the way through, as if you’re opening a book. If you want a super big piece of chicken you can leave the piece whole, or do what I like to do where I complete the slice to create two pieces of chicken. After you have your sliced chicken, use a meat tenderizer to pound it out to an even thickness.

two photos side by side. Left shows the chicken on a white plate, left shows the butterflied tenderized chicken.

Step 2: Dredge

Add some flour to a bowl or plate and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Coat both sides of the chicken.

That’s it…you’re ready to cook!

If you want to take it the next step and add breading, you can read more about how to dredge and bread chicken in my tutorial post!

two photos side by side. Left shows the chicken on the plate with the flour, right  shows the chicken coated in the flour.

How to prepare the mushrooms

Now when I make a chicken Marsala, or really any dish with mushrooms in it, I like my mushrooms sliced super thin. I’m not a big fan of the texture of thick mushrooms. So here you’ll see I slice them pretty thin, and this also helps them get a bit caramelized as they cook!

a white bowl holding the sliced cremini mushrooms on a wood cutting board

Look how nice and browned these thinner sliced mushrooms get! I cook them over medium high heat in come olive oil for about 15 minutes. This is actually how I make my Mushroom Chips!

All that extra hearty flavor that gets cooked into the Marsala cream sauce.

the sauteed mushrooms in the black pan.

If you need more easy dinner recipes I’ve got you covered!

More cream sauce chicken dinners? Creamy Chicken Piccata and Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta both use a cream sauce base for a filling comfort food dinner.

I love a good pasta dinner! Some of my most popular pasta dinners are this Alfredo Tomato Pasta, Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Pasta, and this Creamy Pesto Ravioli.

More recipes with mushrooms? Check out my Sherry Sauce Ravioli, Marsala Cream Sauce Pasta, and Creamy Curry Pasta that all use the thin sliced mushrooms in the sauce! And lastly these little appetizer bites combine Brie cheese, bacon and mushrooms!

creamy chicken marsala topped with mushrooms.

Cooking tips

  • Slice your chicken thin, or you can pound the chicken to get it a bit thinner. These meals cook better and taste better when the chicken isn’t too thick. Plus, with the cooking time of 5 minutes per side you’ll need a thinner slice to ensure you’ve reached the internal temperature of 165 degrees.
  • Seasoning your dredging flour is a must! Season the flour first with some salt, pepper, and garlic powder before using it to coat the chicken.
  • Since you’ll cook the chicken first before finishing up the mushrooms and the sauce, keep it on a plate covered in foil to keep it warm or you can place it your oven at the lowest temperature to keep it warm without drying it out.
  • Marsala wine is very unique and there really isn’t a direct substitution. Add some Marsala to your grocery list so you have it on hand to make this!
  • I’m not a big fan of leftover chicken, in my opinion it doesn’t taste quite right after reheating it. So for any leftovers I’d recommend saving the cream sauce with your favorite pasta.
the chicken on a grey plate with a fork to the left.

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Creamy Chicken Marsala

creamy chicken marsala topped with mushrooms.
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Creamy chicken marsala is a comforting creamy chicken dinner that tastes like it came from your favorite restaurant! Pan-seared chicken, a creamy Marsala wine sauce, and warm mushrooms combine in this comforting dinner. Serve with your favorite pasta!

  • Author: aseasonedgreeting
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Saute
  • Cuisine: Italian American

Ingredients

For the chicken
2 chicken breasts, butterflied and tenderized into 4 pieces
3 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoons butter 
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

For the mushrooms
1 tablespoon olive oil
10oz package of cremini mushrooms sliced thin

For the sauce
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 and 1/4 cups light cream or half & half
1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon Marsala wine
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Mix the flour with the garlic powder, salt and pepper. Coat both sides of all 4 chicken breasts with the seasoned flour. In a large pan over medium to medium-high heat add the 3 tablespoons of olive oil and the butter. Cook the chicken approximately 5 minutes per side, chicken internal temperature should be 165 degree F. Remove from the pan and keep warm on a plate and cover with foil

2. Carefully wipe out this pan, then add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for 13- 15 minutes until dark browned, stirring occasionally.

3. When you’re in the final minute of cooking the mushrooms you can add in the grated garlic. Then, add the cream, flour, and Marsala wine and bring to a bubbling simmer. Add the cheese, salt and pepper…simmer for 8 minutes.

4. Add the chicken back to the pan with the cream sauce to coat the chicken. Serve with your favorite pasta and top with additional grated Parmesan cheese.

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  1. AvatarJohn Shubeck

    May 11, 2022 at 3:34 am

    I made it tonight and . . . it worked perfectly! My cutlets didn’t come out quite as brown and glazed as Catherine’s. Something I need to work on.

    ★★★★★

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    • Avataraseasonedgreeting

      May 11, 2022 at 12:46 pm

      Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed!

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