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Chicken Marsala

One of Serious Eats' most-saved recipes this October. Tender chicken breasts in a rich, glossy Marsala wine sauce with golden mushrooms and shallots. A 30-minute Italian-American classic trending all fall.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 shallots, chopped
  • 1 cup chestnut mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup Marsala wine
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • Salt and pepper
  • Fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Instructions

  1. Pound chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thick, season with salt and pepper, and dredge in flour.
  2. Fry in olive oil over medium-high heat about 5 minutes until golden; remove and set aside.
  3. In the same pan, cook shallots 2-3 minutes, add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes, then stir in 1 tbsp flour and cook 1 minute.
  4. Add Marsala wine and turn heat to medium, add chicken stock, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Return chicken to pan and simmer until sauce thickens. Serve sprinkled with parsley.
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