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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (466g) Recipe makes 2 servings
Calories 739
Calories from Fat 414		(55%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 46.0g	70%
	Saturated Fat 18.0g	89%
	Monounsaturated Fat 21.9g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 3.6g
	Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 207mg		69%
Sodium 569mg		23%
Potassium 1153mg		32%
Total Carbohydrate 8.1g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 0.7g	2%
	Sugars 2.2g
Protein 61.8g		123%
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Mean Chef's Chicken With Marsala, Mushrooms and Gorgonzola

Recipe #81675 | 40 min | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: newspapergal
Jan 21, 2004

I adopted this recipe after its original poster, Mean Chef, departed the site. Mean posted it on Jan 21, 2004. His comments: "Great served over pasta or with rice. Recipe from Fine Cooking"

SERVES 2 -3 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
kosher salt
pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 ounces cremini mushrooms or white mushrooms, sliced 1/8 inch thick (2 1/4 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup dry marsala
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 ounces crumbled gorgonzola
2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley

Directions

1
slice chicken on an angle into 3/4 inch pieces; season generously with salt and pepper.
2
In a 10 inch straight sided saute pan, heat 2 TBL of oil over medium high heat; saute half of the chicken turning once until lightly browned and barely cooked through- about 1-2 minutes per side; Transfer cooked chicken to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm; repeat with remaining chicken.
3
Return pan to medium high heat and add remaining 1 TBL oil.
4
Add mushrooms, season and saute stirring with a wooden spoon until softened and well browned- 3-4 minutes.
5
Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and cook stirring for 30 seconds.
6
Add Marsala and scrape pan to loosen brown bits; simmer until slightly reduced- about 2 minutes.
7
Stir in cream and simmer until thickened slightly- 2-3 minutes.
8
Add 2/3 of the gorgonzola and stir until melted- 1-2 minutes.
9
Taste sauce and adjust seasoning.
10
Add chicken along with any accumulated juices and turn to coat with sauce.
11
Serve immediately, sprinkled with remaining cheese and parsley.

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From: Janni402

On Sep 9, 2009

This meal was top notch! the flavor was so rich I felt like I was eating in a restaurant. I used chicken tenders that I cut into chunks, added extra mushrooms, extra garlic, subbed evaporated milk for the cream. Next time...& there will definitely be a next time...I would double sauce. (Greedy DH sopped it all up with his bread!) Served this over buttered noodles w/ crusty bread & green salad. Thanks for adopting the recipe, Newspapergal !

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From: Chef #1168372

On Aug 30, 2009

This was really good. I had more m'rooms than the recipe called for, so I added more sauce. I couldn't get it to thicken, so mixed cornstarch w/the half and half. I love the gorgonzola cheese in the sauce!! I kind of eyeballed the half and half and used chicken broth instead of marsala. Thanks for a great recipe and I'll definitely make this again.

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From: Lennie

On May 5, 2004

Absolutely delicious; I think this is definitely the best chicken recipe I've found here at Zaar. I had almost two lbs of chicken breasts so I used extra crimini mushrooms and doubled the sauce, although I didn't quite double the gorgonzola. I served this to folks who I knew claimed to dislike blue cheese (I kept mum on the presence of the gorgonzola and didn't sprinkle any on top; I also called this merely "Chicken Marsala"), yet I watched as the platter was completely emptied and everyone ate every bite, with pleasure. This recipe is easy enough for a weeknight meal yet perfect for a weekend dinner party as well. I'm going to make this a lot; thanks for sharing the recipe!

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From: Hailey's Mom

On Feb 7, 2004

I just made this recipe from Fine Cooking last weekend. It is easy and turned out fantastic! Just a richer version of the classic chicken marsala. Any extra sauce is great to scoop up with some bread...

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