Quick And Easy Chicken Marsala With A Soft Creamy Polenta Recipes

EASY CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skilled over medium heat. Add chicken and saute for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cooked through and juices run clear.
• Add green onion and mushrooms and saute until soft, then add Marsala wine and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 2 to 4 minutes, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cream and milk and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

EASIER CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, garlic salt, pepper, and oregano. Dredge chicken in the mixture to lightly coat.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken in the skillet for 2 minutes, or until lightly browned on one side. Turn chicken over, and add mushrooms. Cook about 2 minutes, until other side of chicken is lightly browned. Stir mushrooms so that they cook evenly.
• Pour Marsala wine over the chicken. Cover skillet, and reduce heat to low; simmer for 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN MARSALA WITH A SOFT CREAMY POLENTA

Steps:

• Chicken Marsala.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan add onion to pan and stir until soft, add the mushrooms and stir for a few minutes. At the same time in another frying pan be cooking the chicken this just has to be turned a couple of times during the cooking process and cooked until done.
• Add Marsala wine, water and stock powder to mushrooms and bring to the boil then turn down the heat to medium. Stir a little water into the cornflour and to mixture to thicken slightly.
• Serve chicken over soft polenta pour some sauce over the chicken and top with chives.
• Soft Creamy Polenta.
• Bring the water and the stock to the boil in a pan. Add the polenta slowly whisking all the time while adding. When all the polenta has been added turn down the heat and stir continuously with wooden spoon until mixture is thick.
• Add the mascarpone, Parmesan and butter stir until cheese has melted. Add the cream and salt and pepper to taste serve immediately with chicken.
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MUSHROOM MARSALA WITH POLENTA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450°; place oven rack 4-6 inches from the heating element; lightly grease a small baking sheet with butter.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan over medium heat.
• Add in garlic and thyme; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add all the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper; saute, stirring often, until tender, 6-8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, slice the polenta into eight ½-inch thick rounds (you will have 1/3 of the roll left, save it for another use).
• Arrange the polenta rounds on the prepared baking sheet and place on the oven rack; bake 5 minutes, then sprinkle about ½ tablespoon parmesan cheese on top of each slice and return to the oven until brown and crisp, 2-3 minutes.
• When the mushrooms are tender, increase heat to high and stir in the marsala.
• When is mixture is almost dry, add the broth; bring to a simmer, then decrease heat to med-low and stir in the cream.
• Heat through, taste, and adjust w/ salt and pepper.
• To serve, transfer the polenta slices to shallow bowls; ladle the ragout over the polenta and top with the remaining Parmesan and the chives.

CHICKEN IN PUTTANESCA SAUCE OVER CREAMY POLENTA

Steps:

• The polenta: in a saucepan over med-high heat, combine the chicken stock and milk; season with salt and pepper.
• Bring up to a simmer, then turn the heat down to low.
• While the stock and milk are heating, heat a large skillet over med-high heat; add 2 tablespoons oil.
• Season the chicken chunks with salt and pepper; add to the hot skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
• Remove chicken from skillet to a plate; cover with foil, set aside.
• Return the skillet to the stove burner; add remaining 3 tablespoons oil; add in the garlic, anchovies, and red pepper flakes.
• Saute about 3 minutes, until the anchovies melt into the oil and completely dissolve and the garlic becomes tender.
• Add in the olives, capers, tomatoes, black pepper, and parsley; bring sauce to a bubble; add chicken back to the pan, decrease the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• To the simmering chicken stock and milk, add the polenta; whisk constantly until the cornmeal masses together, 2 minutes.
• Add in the butter and grated cheese; stir to combine.
• If polenta becomes too thick, you can always add more stock or milk.
• Serve polenta in shallow bowls and top with a helping of the chicken and puttanesca sauce.

SOFT POLENTA

Steps:

• Bring 3 cups water to a full boil in a heavy pot. Simmer the remaining water close by.
• Add the salt and rapidly stir the water with a whisk, creating a vortex. Continuing to stir constantly, add the polenta in a thin stream into the vortex.
• Continue to stir after all the polenta has been added, then lower the heat to a simmer rather than a boil.
• As the polenta thickens, replace the whisk with a long-handled wooden spoon.
• Add the 1 cup of remaining water and continue to stir. Break up any lumps with the back of the spoon pressed against the pot.
• Continue stirring the polenta, reaching to the bottom of the pot as necessary, until it gets thick and pulls away from the sides of the pot.
• Taste the polenta to test tenderness; add additional water if necessary. The polenta can take 15 to 60 minutes to cook properly, depending on its type.
• During the last 5 minutes of cooking, stir in the pepper and butter, then add the cheese.
• Remove from heat.
• If serving immediately, pour onto a large platter or into a bowl or individual dishes.