Best 10 Stuffed Chicken Marsala Recipes

RICOTTA, SPINACH, AND HAM STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST MARSALA WITH PINE NUT PILAF

Steps:

• Cut 4 long pieces of kitchen twine.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil plus 2 tablespoons butter and saute the mushrooms for 8 to10 minute to darken.
• Meanwhile, butterfly the chicken breasts open and pound them out very thin, no more than 1/8-inch thick. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and top each piece of chicken with 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese and spread it around. Top with 1/4 of the spinach and season with freshly grated nutmeg, salt and pepper. Then top each piece of chicken with a slice of speck. Roll the chicken into bundles and secure with twine. Season the bundles with salt and pepper and dredge lightly in flour.
• Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and remove to a plate. Add extra-virgin olive oil to coat the pan. Add the chicken and cook over medium-high heat for 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate and cover with foil. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan, sprinkle in 2 tablespoons flour, and deglaze the pan with marsala. Add the broth and cook to thicken, about 1 to 2 minutes, and then add the mushrooms to combine. Remove the string from the chicken and top with sauce. Serve with Pine Nut Pilaf.
• Melt the butter in a saucepot over medium heat. Add the orzo and pine nuts and toast until golden. Add the rice and stir in the stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to simmer, and cover. Cook for 18 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve.

MARSALA CRAB-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in 2 teaspoons flour, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the crab, mushrooms and Parmesan cheese. , Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Top each piece with 3 tablespoons crab mixture. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; tie with kitchen string., In a shallow bowl, combine paprika and remaining flour. Add chicken rolls, one at a time, and turn to coat. In a large skillet, brown chicken in remaining butter on all sides. , Add wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. , Remove chicken and keep warm. In a small bowl, combine flour and bouillon; stir in water until blended. Stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Cut string off chicken rolls; serve with sauce.

CRISP STUFFED CHICKEN IN MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Pound lightly with the smooth side of a meat mallet. Cut a pocket into each chicken breast.
• Rub 2 garlic cloves over chicken breast. Season chicken inside and out with salt, pepper, thyme, basil, and parsley. Stuff pockets with spinach, fontana cheese, and prosciutto.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Pour bread crumbs into a shallow bowl.
• Dip stuffed chicken into eggs. Dredge in bread crumbs until coated.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook breaded chicken until browned, about 6 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to a baking sheet. Sprinkle Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese over chicken; drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 10 to 20 minutes.
• Cook and stir 2 garlic cloves in the same skillet used to brown chicken for 1 to 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in Marsala wine; simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken stock.
• Stir butter and flour into the skillet until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Serve sauce over chicken.

AWARD WINNING STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. TO PREPARE THE CHEESE STUFFING: Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a bowl; set aside. TO PREPARE THE CHICKEN: Butterfly thickest section to create two lobes - pound until 1/4-1/2-inch thick. Place pounded chicken breasts on a plate and place desired amount of stuffing on one half of chicken breast. Gently press stuffing down and fold over other side of chicken breast. Preheat a large saute pan on stove top. Add 4 oz oil, heat oil until shimmering. Place approximately 2 cups flour in a pan and season it to taste with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess flour. Place stuffed chicken breasts in saute pan with the preheated oil. Cook each side until golden. When chicken is seared on both sides remove them from saute pan and place them in a baking pan and into the oven for 10-20 minutes. Bake until juices run clear and stuffing and center reach a temperature of at least 165 degrees. TO PREPARE THE SAUCE: Add the onions to the saute pan. Stir with spatula. After 2 minutes add the mushrooms, saute mixture until onions are translucent. Deglaze saute pan with the Marsala wine - make sure to incorporate particles from bottom of pan. Bring wine to a simmer and add heavy cream. Simmer sauce on low heat until reduced by half. TO SERVE: Place cooked chicken breast on a plate and top with onions, mushrooms and sauce. Serve with your favorite garlic mashed potato recipe.

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH A MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken with a meat mallet until it is close to the same thickness all over about 1/4 inch.
• Lay a slice of prosciutto over breast, 2 if they are thin, top with two sage leaves, laying them top to bottom down the centre of the breast. Distribute cheese equally among the breasts again lay it top to bottom down the centre of the breast.
• Fold breast over to join, secure with kitchen string at close intervals, tying as tightly as you can, to prevent cheese from melting out of the chicken breast during cooking.
• Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan, add chicken breasts and brown on both sides to give the breast a nice rich colour.
• Transfer breasts to an ovenproof dish and finish cooking in a pre-heated oven 180c. It will take about 30-40 Min's depending in the size of the breasts.
• Sauce.
• Add 1 cup of Marsala, 2 teaspoons chicken stock, heat through, add 1/2 cup reduced fat cream and the double cream, mix a little water with the cornflour add a little at a time, to thicken, add pepper to taste and stir in tarragon.
• To serve: Place a couple of spoonfuls of mash on a plate, slice chicken, and arrange over the top drizzle sauce over.

OLIVE GARDEN STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the cheese stuffing. Use a kitchen knife to make a butterfly cut through the thickest part of the chicken breasts, creating two halves that are connected in the middle. Place the breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap, then use a kitchen mallet to pound the breasts until they reach an even thickness of ¼-inch to ½-inch. Lay the breasts on a plate and place stuffing on one of the breast halves. Continue adding stuffing, dividing evenly among the breasts. Flatten the stuffing gently and fold the other half over to sandwich the stuffing. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, then add olive oil and heat through. Put the flour in a shallow plate. Season it with salt and pepper as desired. Dredge the stuffed chicken breasts in the flour carefully. Be sure to shake off the excess. Place the coated chicken breasts in the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides. Take the chicken out of the pan and lay the pieces in a baking dish. Put the dish in the oven and bake the chicken for 10 to 20 minutes or until juices run clear. In the same saucepan, add the onions, stirring to loosen the drippings. Cook for two minutes over medium heat, then add the mushrooms and sauté for a few minutes until onions are soft. Pour the Marsala wine into the pan to deglaze it, stirring the drippings into the sauce. Heat the wine until it simmers, then add the heavy cream. Lower the heat and simmer until the liquid reduces by half. Lay the chicken on a plate, then top the meat with the sauce.

OLIVE GARDEN STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a mixing bowl. Butterfly thickest section of chicken breasts to create 2 lobes. Pound each breast between 2 sheets of plastic wrap until ¼" - ½" thick. Place flattened chicken breasts on a plate and place desired amount of stuffing on one lobe of each chicken breast. Gently press stuffing down so it resembles a hockey puck. Fold over other lobe of chicken breast; does not have to seal. Heat large sauté pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and heat until shimmering. Place flour in a shallow pan and season to taste with salt and pepper. Dredge stuffed chicken breasts in flour, shaking off excess. Saute chicken breasts with preheated oil, cooking until each side is golden brown. Remove chicken from pan and place in a baking dish. Bake for 10-20 minutes, or until juices run clean and center of chicken reaches 165°F. Add onions to sauté pan, and stir to loosen chicken drippings. After 2 minutes, add mushrooms and sauté until onions are translucent. Deglaze pan with Marsala wine - make sure to incorporate drippings from bottom of pan. Heat wine to a simmer and add heavy cream. Simmer on low heat until reduced by half. Place cooked chicken breasts on a plate and top each with onions, mushrooms and sauce. Serves 4 Source: Olive Garden

STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Cut pockets into chicken breasts.
• Season pockets with salt, pepper and thyme.
• Stuff each breast with a slice of prosciutto and a piece of Fontina.
• Dip chicken breasts in flour.
• Heat skillet.
• Add oil to skillet and saute chicken breasts until brown on both sides.
• Remove browned chicken from skillet.
• Add more oil if necessary.
• Add mushrooms to skillet and saute on high heat until browned.
• Mushroom liquid will start to deglaze the pan.
• Add marsala to skillet and reduce by half, about 5-minutes.
• Add chicken stock to skillet and put chicken back into the pan.
• Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5-10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to platter.
• Thicken sauce by making a buerre manie with butter and flour, and whisking it until sauce thickens.

STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Cut pockets into chicken breasts. Season pockets with salt, pepper and thyme. Stuff each breast with a slice of prosciutto and a piece of Fontina. Dip chicken breasts in flour. Heat skillet. Add oil to skillet and saute chicken breasts until brown on both sides. Remove browned chicken breasts from skillet. Add more oil if necessary. Add mushrooms to skillet and saute on high heat until browned. Mushroom liquid will start to deglaze the pan. Add Marsala to skillet and reduce by half, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock to skillet and put chicken back to the pan. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter. Thicken sauce by making a buerre manie with butter and flour, and whisking it in until sauce thickens.;

STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• 1. Butterfly fillet thick chicken breasts (see my cheesy garlic stuffed chicken). Season inside of chicken breast with salt and pepper and set aside.
• 2. Add mushrooms to skillet and saute 2-3 mins. Remove from heat and stuff chicken with mushrooms. Close edge with toothpicks and dredge in flour, shaking off excess. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet, cooking 2-3 mins on each side or until cooked through. remove chicken to plate.
• 3. Add wine, lemon juice and chicken broth to skillet, scraping up brown bits. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to medium-low. Return chicken to skillet, spooning sauce over. Simmer 2-3 mins or until warmed through.