Cooking For Two Lemon Basil Chicken Marsala Recipes

LEMON-BASIL CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. In a resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, basil, salt and pepper. Add chicken, one piece at a time, and shake to coat. , In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon butter for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in remaining butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine and lemon juice, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by a third., Return chicken to the pan. Sprinkle with cheese. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

LEMON BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a cutting board. Flatten slightly using the smooth side of a meat mallet. Dust both sides lightly with flour.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Saute chicken breasts until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add chicken stock, lemon juice, basil, and lemon zest. Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a warm platter. Cover loosely to keep warm. Boil remaining liquid over high heat, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Spoon sauce over chicken.

CHICKEN MARSALA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat water for the angel hair spaghetti if that's what you will be having with this meal.
• You want the water ready for the angel hair at a certain point in the chicken preparation.
• Timing will be important to have everything come together correctly.
• Prepare the chicken breast(s).
• What you want are chicken pieces that are about a quarter inch thick.
• You can pound a breast down to that thickness if you wish.
• I prefer to use a partically thawed breast from the freezer and slice it to the proper thickness.
• This produces two or three slices from a typical large breast.
• It's easier to slice the breast if it's still partially frozen; it doesn't slide around as much.
• Mix the dry ingredients and coat the chicken pieces.
• Coat them well and completely.
• I find the natural juice in the chicken as it further defrosts is sufficient but you can use an egg wash if you need to or want to but be aware it will change the taste.
• Reserve some of the coating mix to later thicken the sauce.
• (You might want to reserve the mix before coating to avoid contamination by raw chicken juices even though you will be cooking.
• When the water is heated, mushrooms sliced, and chicken coated you can start.
• Using medium high heat in a large skillet fry the chicken pieces for two minutes until the first side is browned.
• You should not need more than two minutes for this.
• Turn the chicken pieces over.
• Directly add the mushroom slices around the sides of the chicken.
• Cook another two minutes.
• After the two minutes stir the mushrooms and then add the Marsala wine.
• Cover and turn the heat down.
• Simmer for ten minutes.
• When you've got the cover on put the angel hair in the spaghetti water to cook for eight to ten minutes depending on how "done" you like your pasta.
• After the ten minutes your pasta is done and the Chicken Marsala is ready to finish.
• Drain the pasta and set aside.
• Uncover the chicken and stack the chicken pieces up in one side of the skillet.
• Slowly add the reserved coating mix, stirring constantly.
• This is to thicken the sauce.
• Add the amount you need to thicken the sauce to the degree you want.
• Stir constantly to minimize clumping.
• (Note: if you want to minimize clumping put the coating mix into a jar, add a bit of water, close and shake until a thick mixture results.
• Add this slowly to thicken the sauce.).
• Dish and serve.

CHICKEN MARSALA FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; mix well.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil and melt 1 tablespoon butter. Coat chicken on both sides in flour mixture.
• Saute chicken 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until golden. Remove to a plate. Add remaining butter, the onion, and mushrooms to skillet and saute 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add wine, broth, garlic powder, remaining salt and pepper, and remaining flour mixture, and whisk until smooth and sauce begins to thicken.
• Return chicken to skillet and cook 3 to 4 minutes, or until no longer pink in center and heated through. Serve topped with sauce.

CHICKEN MARSALA WITH BASIL AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place chicken between two sheet of wax paper and pound to approximately 1/4-inch thickness. Combine flour with next 3 ingredients in a large bowl or plastic bag. Add chicken to flour mixture, toss to coat.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium=high heat. Saute chicken 3 to 5 minutes per side or until done. Remove from skillet.
• Add mushrooms and remaining oil, if needed. Saute 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in wine and remaining 3 ingredients. Stir to loosen any browned particles, bring to boil. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
• Great served with penne pasta in marinara sauce, tossed salad and Italian bread with dipping oil.

CHICKEN MARSALA FOR TWO RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Add the flour, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to a shallow plate and mix well. Dip the chicken in the flour on both sides. Heat butter and oil over medium heat. Cook both sides of the chicken, just until browned, then remove to a plate. Add the garlic and mushrooms, and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the wine and deglaze the pan for a couple minutes, then return the chicken to the pan. Cover with a skillet and cook for about 6-8 minutes, flipping half way through, depending on how thick your chicken is. Remove from heat and stir in cream. Serve over pasta of your choice.

BASIL CHICKEN MARSALA WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place chicken between two sheets of wax paper and pound to approximately 1/4-inch thick. In a large bowl or plastic bag, combine flour with next 3 ingredients. Add chicken to flour mixture, toss to coat.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté chicken 3-5 minutes per side or until done. Remove from skillet.
• Add mushrooms and remaining oil, if needed. Sauté 2-3 minutes. Stir in wine and remaining 3 ingredients. Stir to loosen any browned particles; bring to a boil. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes.

CHICKEN MARSALA FOR TWO - EASY

Steps:

• Heat 1/3 cup olive oil & butter in a medium to large frying pan on medium heat.
• place 1/4 cup of olive oil in a freezer bag or container along with the italian bread crumbs.
• throw the chicken in the bag and shake.
• place 1 tbsp of oregano on a plate and coat one side of the breast. place that side in the heated pan.
• while browning sprinkle 1 tbsp of oregano on top of breast.
• turn chicken over when the 1st side is brown.
• add mushrooms, wine, vinegar & cook for 5 minutes covered.
• add the parmesan & turn the heat down on low until the chicken is cooked through (about 10 min.).
• serve as is or with a cream based pasta dish.

LEMON MARSALA CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Trim chicken.
• Cut chicken breast in half -- pound nice and flat.
• Heat butter and oil together in skillet.
• Dredge chicken in flour (mixed with salt and pepper to taste).
• Shake of excess flour.
• Dip chicken in beaten eggs.
• Saute in hot fat until golden on both sides.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Place in shallow baking dish.
• Make sauce;.
• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Add garlic and shallots. Saute for a minute.
• Add flour, stirring constantly. DO NOT ALLOW MIXTURE TO BROWN.
• Add stock and Marsala and continue to stir until smooth and slightly thickened.
• Add lemon juice.
• Pour sauce over chicken and bake until tenders (30 min).
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Sprinkle with fresh parsley and add fresh lemon slices when serving.