This recipe (culled from this one) is for one of those decadent, Little Luxury-worthy dishes that look and taste like a million times more effort went into them than is actually required to create them 🙂
Ingredients: makes 4 servings
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded flatÂ
- About 10 crimini (baby portabello) mushrooms, sliced
- Kosher salt, pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon flour, separated
- 1/2 cup chopped onion or shallot
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup Marsala
- 1 cup veggie or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Because this dish is so quick-cooking, it really helps to have everything prepped and measured (mise en place) before getting started. I didn’t do that the first time I made this dish, and while it tasted pretty good, it looked a hot, congealed mess.
- Season chicken breasts with kosher salt and pepper, and dredge in 1/3 cup flour, shaking off excess.
- Cook chicken in 1 tablespoon butter + 2 tablespoons EVOO in a large pan over medium high heat, roughly 4-5 minutes per side.
- Remove chicken from pan, and set aside.
- Add 1 tablespoon EVOO to pan, and cook sliced mushrooms for 3-4 minutes.
- Remove mushrooms from pan, and set aside with previously cooked chicken. (I was tempted to stop here because the chicken and mushrooms looked and smelled so good together!)
- Add 1 tablespoon butter + 1 tablespoon EVOO to pan, and cook onions/shallot until soft (2-4 minutes).
- Add minced garlic, and cook 1 minute more.
- Pour Marsala and broth into pan with onions and garlic, heat through, and stir to loosen juicy bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Remove about 1/2 cup of the Marsala mixture from the pan, and place in a bowl.
- Mix in 1 tablespoon flour, then return the flour mixture to the pan, cooking for 1 minute to thicken the sauce.
- Remove the pan from heat, and stir in heavy cream.
- Return chicken and mushrooms to pan, season with salt and pepper to taste, and garnish with parsley.
This dish is amazing!
Thanks, Babe!
J&S
Oh my goodness! This looks amazing! Gorgeous pictures.
Thank you! It’s really easy to make, too 🙂
J&S