I’m bringing out one of my favorite recipes from culinary school today…. Chicken Mushroom Marsala! It’s a throw back to my French roots from culinary school, and while it sounds fancy, it’s also easy to make. And the mushroom situation going on here is probably going to have you licking your plate clean. If you'd rather add some carbs to this because why not, convert it to a pasta by following the chicken mushroom marsala pasta recipe!!
Table of Contents
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Chicken Breasts
- Olive Oil
- Butter
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper freshly cracked
- Herbs de Provence
- All Purpose Flour
- Wild Mushrooms
- Shallot
- French Red Wine
- Chicken Stock
- Fresh Herbs
*For a full list of ingredients and instructions please see recipe card below.
How to Make Chicken Mushroom Marsala
Step 1: Heat the olive oil and butter in a sauté pan.
Step 2: Season the chicken with salt, pepper, Herbs de Provence and lightly dust with flour.
Step 3: Sear the chicken in the olive oil butter mixture for 2-3 minutes on each side until fully cooked. Remove to a plate and set aside.
Step 4: Add the chopped shallots and mushrooms to the pan and sauté for 4-5 minutes until the mushrooms are golden brown.
Step 5: Deglaze with the French Red wine and add chicken stock. Reduce the liquid until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Step 6: Return the chicken back into the pan and serve immediately. Scatter the top with fresh herbs.
How to Store Chicken Mushroom Marsala
You can store this in the fridge in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Tips & Tricks
Use a very sharp knife to carefully split the chicken open in half the long way - to butterfly it into a single large, thin piece of chicken.
FAQs
What is marsala?
Marsala sauce is a rich sauce made from reduction of French wine (typically marsala wine) with onions, mushrooms and topped with herbs.
Can I make this sauce with a pasta?
Yes! Check out Mushroom Chicken Marsala Pasta!
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Chicken Mushroom Marsala
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts sliced in half to create 4 thin pieces of chicken
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Herbs de Provence
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 cup sliced wild mushrooms
- 1 shallot roughly chopped
- ¼ cup French Red Wine
- ¼ cup Chicken Stock
- Fresh herbs for seasoning
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a sauté pan.
- Season the chicken with salt, pepper, Herbs de Provence and lightly dust with flour.
- Sear the chicken in the olive oil butter mixture for 2-3 minutes on each side until fully cooked. Remove to a plate and set aside.
- Add the chopped shallots and mushrooms to the pan and sauté for 4-5 minutes until the mushrooms are golden brown. Deglaze with the French Red wine and add chicken stock. Reduce the liquid until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Return the chicken back into the pan and serve immediately.
- Scatter the top with fresh herbs.
Love everything about this and desperately need some recipes to use fresh herbs. Pots are absolutely gorgeous!
Whoa, those are so legit. I am ocd in the organizing department too, these are amazing!
chicken marsala has always been one of my favorite meals, and I NEVER make it - that needs to change soon | this looks beyond delicious
This recipe looks so good! I love all of the wild mushrooms. These pans look super awesome and easy to organize.
This used to be one of my favorites! I need to make it again!
My cabinets are a mish mash of pots and pans I have inherited and a few I have purchased over the years. I think I should treat myself to these! And I would love to have some space freed up for other things!
The chicken looks wonderful as well, but I can't take my eyes off of the cookware!!
Obsessed with these pans! Excited to them, and they are a great gift idea too.
So excited to try my new pans! Just ordered these.
love these pans!
Wow... I need that pan!! I am going to Bloomingdales today!!
This sounds SO good! I love the chicken and mushroom combination, leftovers would make a great chicken and mushroom pie.
Love these pans! Perfect for my small kitchen in my studio apartment !!! So chic too
Those pans stack so well! They look like they would fit perfectly into my cabinets.
I like how the pots have a volume marker INSIDE! That is brilliant!
This looks fabulous! What a great idea for dinner this week. Your mushrooms look completely gorgeous. Whenever I cook mushrooms I always hear Julia Child's voice in my head saying "don't crowd the mushrooms!" Ha!