Chicken Marsala is a classic Italian dish that is made with chicken cutlets, Marsala wine and often you will see mushrooms in the dish. The chicken is lightly coated with flour and pan-fried. The Marsala sauce is made by reducing the mixture of shallots, herb (in this case, sage), chicken stock, butter, Marsala wine to the consistency of a syrup. The sauce is then poured over the chicken.
This dish can be served with pasta, potatoes, rice or pilaf. I added my own twist to the recipe by not including mushrooms and used sage to flavor the dish. We love how chicken Marsala with sage turned out for sure!!!!
CHICKEN MARSALA WITH SAGE
Ingredients
- ¾ oz fresh sage leaves , roughly chopped
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 small shallots , minced
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 skinless , boneless chicken thighs (you are welcome to use breasts, but I prefer thighs)
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups dry Marsala wine
- 2 cups chicken broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Halve the chicken thighs with a sharp knife. Working with one chicken at a time, cover the chicken thigh with plastic wrap and use a mallet or pestle to pound the chicken until it is thin
- In a large heavy-bottom pan, melt 3 Tbsp of butter over medium-high heat. Add in sage and shallots and saute for about 1 minute
- Preheat oven to 180 F. While the shallots and sage are cooking, get another large heavy-bottom pan ready and add in some olive oil. Coat each piece of chicken thigh with flour and pan fry for about 3 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Then the cooked chickens warmed in the oven while reducing the Marsala sauce
- Add the Marsala wine and broth to the pan with shallots and sage. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat to simmer and let the liquid reduce until about 1/2 cup, which may take somewhere about 10 to 15 minutes. Add the rest of the butter to the sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper to your taste
- Get a serving platter ready. Arrange the chicken pieces on the platter. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve immediately
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