Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Marsala Recipe 425

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stuffing:Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a bowl.
• Chicken:Butterfly thickest section to create two lobes.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 sauté 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 sauté pan with the preheated oil.
• Cook each side until golden. When chicken is seared on both sides remove them from sauté 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°.
• Sauce: Add the onions to the sauté pan. Stir with spatula. After 2 minutes add the mushrooms; sauté mixture until onions are translucent. Deglaze sauté 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.
• Place cooked chicken breast on a plate and top with onions, mushrooms and sauce.

Steps:

• Using sheets of plastic wrap, pound the chicken breasts until about 1/4" thickness.
• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper and oregano. Dredge chicken pieces in the flour, shaking off any excess.
• In a skillet, combine olive oil and butter over medium heat until butter is incorporated into the oil. Cook chicken breasts on medium heat for about 2 minutes on the first side, until lightly browned.
• Turn breasts over to cook other side. Move breasts to outer edge of skillet, leaving center open, then add mushrooms to skillet stirring while they cook.
• Cook breasts about 2 more minutes, until both sides are lightly browned. Continue to stir mushrooms. Add Marsala wine around chicken pieces.
• Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove chicken breasts to individual plates, Garnish with the mushrooms equally and ladle sauce over each breast in whatever amount you wish.

Steps:

• Pre-Heat oven to 350 degree's.
• Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a mixing bowl and set aside.
• Sliced chicken in half - pound each piece of chicken with a mallet till 1/4 " thick.
• Place a couple of tablespoons of cheese mixture at one end of the chicken and roll up.
• Dredge all completed chicken rolls in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Saute chicken with pre-heated oil cooking until each side is golden brown. Transfer chicken to a baking dish and place in the oven and bake for about 10-20 or chicken is 165 degree's.
• Add onions to saute pan and stir to loosen chicken drippings. After 2 minutes add mushrooms and saute until onions are translucent.
• Deglaze pan with Marsala wine - make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to get all the drippings from the chicken. Heat wine to a simmer and add cream or milk. Simmer on medium heat until wine and cream have thickened and reduced by half.
• Place cooked chicken breasts back in the wine sauce and spoon sauce over.
• I served this meal over cooked thin pasta and crusty garlic bread!