Chicken Marsala Hand Pies Recipes

FLAKY CHICKEN HAND PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Roast, uncovered, for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until cooked through. Set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Remove skin and meat from bones. Chop meat roughly into 1/2-inch chunks and set aside or refrigerate, covered, for up to 2 days. (If desired, save skin, bones and pan drippings for stock.)
• Make filling: In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until softened, stirring, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, thyme and chopped mushrooms. Season mixture with salt and pepper and reduce heat to medium.
• Cook, stirring, until onions have colored slightly and mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and stir to coat. Add broth and cook, stirring, as mixture thickens. Add chicken, turn heat to low and cook 5 minutes more. Stir in crème fraîche, turn off heat, and set aside to cool. Stir in scallions and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Unfold puff pastry on a lightly floured (or parchment-paper-covered) work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out into an approximate 15-inch square. Use the tip of a knife to cut into 9 equal squares. Spoon about 3/4 cup chicken mixture into the center of each piece, then divide any remaining mixture evenly on top, so each has the same amount.
• Pick up and fold one corner of pastry over the filling to make a triangular pie. Press and pinch both edges together tightly to seal. Divide on the prepared pans.
• Brush the tops with egg wash and bake until deep golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm.

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and use a sharp chef's knife to slice them horizontally into two even pieces (cutlets). Transfer the cutlets, one at a time, to a ziploc bag. Using a meat hammer or a heavy rolling pin, gently pound each cutlet to a 1/4-inch thickness.
• Transfer all the pounded cutlets to a bigger ziploc bag. Add salt and pepper to taste, seal and massage to season. Then, add the flour and massage again so every piece is thoroughly coated.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Tap off the excess flour of each cutlet and place them in the skillet, cooking - turning once - until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Remove and reserve in a plate.
• Add more olive oil if needed. Then, sauté the shallot and garlic until softened and fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in the butter and, once melted, add the mushrooms. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms release their juices and gain some color. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour in the Marsala wine, scraping all the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Cook until reduced by half, about 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken broth and bring to a boil, cooking until the sauce thickens.
• Pour in the heavy cream and stir in the chopped parsley and butter. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• Add the chicken cutlets back to the skillet, swirling them so they get coated in the sauce. Cook just to warm them through.
• Serve immediately, with rice, mashed potatoes or buttered pasta!

CHICKEN MARSALA POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken, mushrooms, onion, salt and pepper. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove chicken mixture from skillet; set aside.
• In same skillet, melt butter. Stir in flour with whisk. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Stir in wine and broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer until sauce is thickened.
• Add chicken mixture to sauce. Stir in mixed vegetables; heat until hot. Pour into 9 1/2- or 10-inch glass deep-dish pie plate.
• Remove pie crust from pouch; unroll crust and place over chicken mixture. Seal and flute edges. Cut slits in crust.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

THE BEST CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Cut two 12-inch sheets of plastic wrap.
• Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise, making 6 roughly equal pieces; they should look like large chicken tenders. Place one sheet of plastic on a clean cutting board. Put a chicken piece in the center of the plastic and top with the other sheet of plastic. Pound the chicken with the flat side of a meat mallet, starting in the center and working your way to the edges, until the chicken is 1/4 inch thick and 6 to 8 inches long. Transfer to the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces. Liberally sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Mix the flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a generous amount of pepper in a shallow bowl or plate. Dredge the cutlets in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot, about 1 minute. Sear 3 cutlets until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the cutlets to a plate. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and sear the remaining 3 cutlets until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. It's ok if the chicken is not completely cooked through; it will finish cooking in the sauce.
• Add the mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the same pan and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until the mushrooms are slightly softened and just beginning to release some liquid, 3 to 4 minutes. (The mushrooms will soak up the oil quickly and dry up the pan; that's ok, more liquid will release as they cook longer.) Add the shallots and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat. Pour in the wine and 1/2 cup water. Return the pan to high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the liquid reduces by a third and starts to thicken, 6 to 7 minutes. Whisk in the butter and continue whisking until it is melted and the sauce has thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the cutlets and any accumulated juices to the pan and cook, flipping halfway through, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a platter and stir the parsley into the sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with more parsley.

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper, flatten each chicken breast to 1/4-inch thickness. In shallow dish, mix flour, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture; shake off excess flour.
• In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook garlic, mushrooms and parsley in oil 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add chicken to skillet. Cook about 8 minutes, turning once, until brown. Add wine. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center (at least 165°F). Serve with pasta.

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the flour, salt, pepper and oregano. Coat chicken pieces in flour mixture.
• In a large skillet, melt butter in oil over medium heat. Place chicken in the pan, and lightly brown. Turn over chicken pieces, and add mushrooms. Pour in wine and sherry. Cover skillet; simmer chicken 10 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink and juices run clear.

CHICKEN MARSALA HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, shallots, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the 3 tablespoons flour and cook, stirring occasionally, until the raw flour smell is gone, about 1 minute. Stir in the Marsala and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced and thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. (You want the sauce to thicken here so it won't seep out of the hand pies!) Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, place the pie crusts on a lightly floured work surface and roll out each with a rolling pin to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out 5-inch rounds of dough. (I invert a 5-inch bowl onto the dough and trace around the rim with a paring knife!) Gather and reroll the scraps to cut out a total of 12 rounds.
• Brush some of the beaten egg around the edges of each dough round.
• Add the chicken and parsley to the cooled mushroom filling and stir to combine. Place about 1 heaping tablespoon of the filling in the center of each dough round. Fold each over to cover the filling, creating 12 half-moons. Use your fingers to press the edges together on each hand pie, then crimp with a fork to seal securely.
• Transfer the hand pies to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops with the remaining beaten egg. Make 3 small slits with a paring knife on the top of each pie to let the steam escape. Bake until the crusts are crisp and golden brown, about 25 minutes.

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Bread chicken breast on both sides in Italian breadcrumbs. Place a very large saute pan over high heat with olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add all the chicken breasts. Cook until lightly browned, then turn over and cook the same on the other side. Push the chicken breast to one side of the pan and drain all the oil out. Place chicken in the pan back on high heat and add garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, parsley, pepper and basil. Add Marsala, chicken broth, marinara and cream. Let it reduce on high heat until sauce thickens and is a golden brown gravy. Take the chicken breast out first and place on plates. Pour the Marsala sauce on top to cover the chicken, then serve.