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Home » Course » Date Night

Chicken Marsala

By: Kita · Published Apr 16, 2012 · Updated: Jan 5, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links

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Managing a food blog (and yes, I did say managing for those of you who snorted because it has become a rather time consuming hobby) can be very crucial to a happy home. There is a list a few pages, sticky notes and magazines clippings long of recipes I want to try, nibbles and bites that I would love to experiment with and ingredients I would have to do a google search to identify and find. I could fill 3 squares for 365 days plus snacks and desserts, never repeat a recipe once and probably only result in adding even more to the dreaded 'to make' list. This seems all fine and dandy for the rest of you food bloggers out there, but for a home, some meals are necessary to please everyone, and as a cook, isn't that ultimately the goal?

Negotiations must be made, onion portions halved (and even then minced into minute little unrecognizable pieces), and sometimes ingredients neglected to be noted when meals are served. And sometimes, we meals are made just for the other people in mind. A customer of mine at the comic shop asked for a Chicken Marsala recipe for her large family and I was happy to oblige as this would also make our rather tiny household happy.

This creamy, onion free, comforting meal came together quicker than you would think after an exhausting bike ride on a Friday night. I knew if I served it with potatoes we would over indulge, so I served this over a small portion of Spinach-chive linguine from Trader Joes and pretended that it counted for some serving of vegetables. If I had more energy, a small spinach salad would have gone wonderfully with this as well.

 

Chicken Marsala

4.29 from 7 votes
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Author: Kita

Ingredients

  • 4 6-8 oz chicken breasts - boneless skinless, tenderloins removed and trimmed
  • 1 cup flour
  • Salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 ½ oz pancetta - cut into pieces 1 inch long and ⅛ inch wide
  • 8 oz white mushrooms - trimmed and sliced thin
  • 1 garlic clove - minced
  • 1 teas tomato paste
  • 1 ½ cups sweet Marsala wine
  • 4 ½ teas lemon juice
  • 4 tbs unsalted butter - cut into 4 pieces and chilled
  • 2 tbs chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  • Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees. Halve chicken horizontally, then cover chicken halves with plastic wrap and pound to an even ¼ inch thickness with meat pounder. Place flour in a shallow dish or pie plate.
  • Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Working with 1 cutlet at a time, dredge in four mixture, shaking off excess, and transfer to large plate.
  • Heat 2 tbs oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Place 4 cutlets in skillet and cook until golden brown on first side, about 3 minutes. Flip cutlets, reduce heat to medium, and cook until no longer pink and lightly browned on second side, about 2 minutes longer; transfer to large oven safe plate. Wipe out skillet. Repeat with remaining 2 tbs oil and remaining cutlets. Tent loosely with aluminum foil and transfer to oven to keep warm while making sauce.
  • Cook pancetta in now-empty skillet over low heat, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits, until crisp, about 5 minutes. remove pancetta with slotted spoon and transfer to paper towel lined plate. Add mushrooms to skillet, increase heat to medium-high and cook stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in garlic and tomato paste, and crisp pancetta and cook until tomato paste begins to brown, about 1 minute. Off heat stir in Marsala, scraping any browned bits. Return to high heat, bring to a vigorous simmer, and cook stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and measures 1 ¼ cups, about 5 minutes. Off heat, stir in lemon juice and any accumulated chicken juices. Whisk in butter, 1 piece at a time. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over chicken and serve immediately.

Notes

Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook

Nutritional informations provided as a courtesy and is only an approximatation. Values will changes based on ingredients used.

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*I didn't have pancetta on hand so I substituted bacon for that is always in my fridge.

 

 

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  1. Bianca @ Sweet Dreaming says

    April 16, 2012 at 6:07 am

    That looks scrumptious 🙂 Chicken Marsala is always my favorite non-pasta choice when I go out to Italian restaurants!!

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  2. Belinda @zomppa says

    April 16, 2012 at 6:38 am

    You make it sound so easy...and delicious!

    Reply
  3. Julie @ Table for Two says

    April 16, 2012 at 8:34 am

    sigh, it totally is a busy hobby to have..but it's fun and delicious at the same time 🙂 your chicken marsala looks so good. mine always looks so colorless and sloppy. I need to try this recipe!

    Reply
  4. Blog is the New Black says

    April 16, 2012 at 8:37 am

    It is hard work havnig a blog! I hear ya. This looks wonderful- love chicken marsala! So does Lloyd, but he "hates" mushrooms, so I get all of his!

    Reply
  5. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    April 16, 2012 at 10:56 am

    I'm right there with you - this sure has turned into a time consuming hobby 🙂

    Reply
  6. Erin says

    April 16, 2012 at 11:16 am

    My to make list grows much faster than the rate I make them. As a result I very rarely make anything twice. If I do, it must be freaking outstanding haha.

    Reply
  7. Cassie says

    April 16, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    I love chicken marsala, and have been craving it lately. Now I need some for sure!

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  8. Ellen @ The Baking Bluenoser says

    April 16, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    This looks so good! I am definitely going to have to try this recipe!

    Reply
  9. Kiri W. says

    April 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Such a classic - perfect comfort food, since I am a huge mushroom fan anyways. Looks yummy!

    Reply
  10. amanda @ fake ginger says

    April 16, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    I have never thought to add bacon to chicken marsala! YUM!

    Reply
  11. Magic of Spice says

    April 16, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous dish!

    Reply
  12. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    April 16, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Great looking chicken Marsala and I can totally relate. Even though he's a great sport, sometimes I just have to cook a favorite meal for Brian and not worry about photographing it or blogging about it.

    Reply
  13. Steph@stephsbitebybite says

    April 16, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    I'm so making this for din-din! And I'm totally with you about the steps it takes to operate a food blog. The hubby hates it because, like you mentioned, nothing is ever repeated. So when I make this he better enjoy every bite, cuz he'll never see it again!

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  14. Eileen says

    April 16, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    This looks delicious. I love chicken marsala and have never made it before. It looks like I've found a good recipe so I'm going to give it a whirl. Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  15. Zee says

    April 17, 2012 at 1:36 am

    This looks divine!

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  16. B says

    April 17, 2012 at 1:49 am

    Pancetta and marsala are not good flavor matches and the lemon juice is an unnecessary acid added, the tomato paste should be plenty.

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  17. Peggy says

    April 17, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Chicken marsala is always a hit or miss meal when we go out - but it definitely looks like you, my friend, have hit the nail on the head with this one! And PS - I love my Slow Cooker Revolution =)

    Reply
  18. Heidi-Young Grasshopper says

    April 18, 2012 at 1:01 am

    I love chicken marsala and am due to make it 🙂 thanks!

    Reply
  19. Javelin Warrior says

    April 20, 2012 at 12:10 am

    This chicken turned out beautifully - so hearty and rich looking. And the mushrooms look like there were cooked to perfection. Jenn from I'm Cookin in My Kitchen blog recommended this post for a feature in today's Friday Food Fetish roundup (with a link-back and attribution) - and I completely agree. Please let me know if you have any objections. As always, it's a pleasure to be following your creations…

    Reply
  20. Carolyn says

    April 20, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Ooooh, yummy. Looks like a great date night dinner to me!

    Reply
  21. Vicki @ WITK says

    April 20, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    I have the same problem sometimes. My creative efforts are met with lackluster response from boyfriend. He also refuses to eat seafood and pork... It's tricky. I think he would like your chicken though!

    Reply
  22. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

    April 21, 2012 at 12:06 am

    Chicken marsala is one of my favorite dishes. And I love TJ's spinach-chive linguini.

    And there's no need for a salad here. You have plenty of veggies here, you know with the mushrooms and all 🙂

    Reply
  23. Jenn and Seth (@HomeSkilletCook) says

    April 24, 2012 at 12:14 am

    i love chicken marsala, yours looks fantastic!

    Reply
  24. don says

    November 03, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    looks a lot like the recipe I use, except I thought chicken Picatta had lemon juice and not Marcalla

    Reply
  25. Mary C. says

    December 12, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Made this tonight and instead of using 4 chicken breast, used just one large breast, sliced 4 ways and pounded down, dredged in cornstarch instead of flour, substituted turkey bacon for the pancetta, and finally added 1 angel hair pasta nest (50 cal) for each piece of chicken breast to rest upon. Fantastically light dish!

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  26. Tara says

    January 21, 2013 at 11:04 am

    I have this featured today on Mouth Watering Mondays. Come on over to see it at http://www.noshingwiththenolands.com I am also following you on FB, Twitter and Pinterest and I would love it if you followed us back. Cheers, Tara

    Reply
  27. Jenngnova says

    February 03, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    I just made this for lunch, OMG it was good. I didnt have Bacon or Panceta so I left that out. Also at the end I wanted more of a thinner sauce so I reduced it with some chicken broth. YUM YUM!!! I'm thinking this is the best Chicken Marsala I've ever had, even at a restaurant.

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  28. Liz says

    February 20, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    I never leave comments.... so this is a special occasion, because this recipe was AMAZING!!! Even my 6,11 and 13 year olds loved it (who don't like mushrooms). Thanks for posting this! Delicious!!

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    • Kita says

      February 20, 2013 at 10:29 pm

      Thank you Liz! I am glad to hear everyone liked it. 🙂 (I don't like mushrooms either, but I made an exception for this dinner too!)

      Reply
  29. Sandi says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:43 pm

    You stole this recipe from Americas Test Kitchen recipe book...it's funny, you can remember this Friday night bike ride but..... Manage a food blog. What's wrong w people! Right down to the Julie n Julia esque daily recipe blog.

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    • Kita says

      March 13, 2013 at 7:56 am

      Funny, you must have missed the link to the book and the credit given to the recipe directly below the title. My mad writing skills must have had you so blown away you simply forgot to check. What's wrong with people!

      Reply
      • Lizzie says

        April 04, 2013 at 7:26 pm

        I was interested in your recipe but I'm going to actually follow your blog just because of this reply. Beautiful.

        Reply
  30. Frank Dixon says

    April 02, 2013 at 10:22 am

    This is classic and delicious. No house should be without this recipe!

    Reply
  31. Elise says

    April 11, 2013 at 12:04 am

    I just made this tonight! I substituted the flour for gluten-free flour. I have to say this is one of the best Chicken Marsala recipes I've tried! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  32. Chris says

    May 28, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    Made this tonight and it was wonderful! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  33. Athena says

    September 30, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    Delish! Hubby said it was restaurant quality! I substituted bacon for panceta and pinot grigio for the marsala, still yummy. Thank you for posting this 3 and half years ago.

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    • Kita says

      September 30, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed this! It is great to hear when someone puts these recipes to use!

      Reply
  34. Marlene says

    November 24, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    I'm going to make on Saturday, what I serve with this main course? Green salad, cheese asparagus and mini cheese cake for desert.
    what do you think. pasta or no? I'm a rice eater being Asian and all. LOL

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    • Kita says

      November 29, 2015 at 7:52 am

      I am so sorry for just getting to this Marlene. I was traveling and just got in yesterday. What did you end up serving it with?

      Reply

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