Chicken Marsala Sandwiches Recipes

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!

GRILLED CHICKEN MARSALA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or broiler.
• Pound the chicken breasts to an even 1/2-inch thickness. Combine 1/4 cup of Marsala with 1/2 teaspoon of the chopped garlic in a shallow dish. Season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper and marinate in the Marsala-garlic mixture for 30 minutes at room temperature, turning once.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté until soft and translucent, 2 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and cook for one minute longer. Add the mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until any liquid given off by the mushrooms has evaporated and they are beginning to brown.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 1/2 cup of the Marsala. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the wine has evaporated and the mushroom mixture is deeply caramelized. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Drain the liquid from the chicken and grill or broil for 2-1/2 minutes on the first side. Turn and continue cooking another 2 minutes, then top each piece with a portion of the mushroom mixture and 1 ounce of the goat mozzarella. Continue cooking for 1 minute until the cheese has melted and the chicken is cooked through.
• Transfer to toasted sandwich rolls and serve with a green salad.

CHICKEN MARSALA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In small microwavable bowl, mix oil and garlic. Microwave on High 1 minute; set aside. Place flour on plate; stir in salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour, shaking off excess.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet (1 1/2 inches deep), place 1 tablespoon of the heated oil without garlic pieces. Heat oil over medium-high heat 1 to 2 minutes or until hot but not smoking. Add chicken, cutting large pieces in half, if necessary, so all chicken fits in skillet; cook 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink in center and golden brown. Remove chicken from skillet; place on plate and cover to keep warm.
• In same skillet, cook mushrooms over medium-high heat 1 minute, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Stir in wine and soup with heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon to scrape up brown bits from bottom of skillet. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.
• Meanwhile, set oven control to broil. Split rolls; place cut side up on large cookie sheet. Broil 6 to 8 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until toasted and golden brown. Brush cut sides with remaining oil mixture with garlic pieces; top evenly with fontina cheese. Broil 30 to 60 seconds or until cheese is melted.
• Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered 2 to 3 minutes, turning chicken occasionally, until chicken is coated with sauce. Divide chicken evenly among rolls. With slotted spoon, divide mushrooms and onions over chicken. Pour wine sauce into 4 (4-oz) ramekins or dipping bowls. Sprinkle parsley on individual plates; place sandwiches and ramekins of sauce for dipping on plates.

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 SANDWICH

Steps:

• Season chicken strips or tenders with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and cayenne pepper to taste.
• Grill on a grill or in a grill pan.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet and saute mushrooms.
• Season mushrooms with the same spices as the chicken.
• Finish mushrooms by deglazing the pan with the Marsala wine and allow to reduce until the wine has evaporated.
• Meanwhile, take a loaf of Italian bread and invert it.
• Cut a"V" wedge out of the bottom of the loaf and set aside.
• Into the hollowed out portion of the loaf, sprinkle Parmesan cheese, layer thinly sliced provalone, chicken, Swiss cheese, and mushrooms.
• Repeat the layering until it is even with the top of the bread.
• Put wedge back in loaf and roll tightly in aluminum foil-- shiny side in.
• Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.
• Remove and let the loaf rest a few minutes.
• Serve by slicing portions on a diagonal.

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.