Chicken Marsala
Enjoy a creamy, mushroom-studded Crock Pot Chicken Marsala with this easy, convenient recipe. Set it up in your slow cooker and let it cook to tender perfection.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 6 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1.5 to 2 pounds total
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 0.5 tsp sweet paprika
- 0.75 tsp salt or to taste
- 0.25 tsp freshly ground black pepper or to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup dry Marsala wine
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.25 cup cornstarch
- 0.25 cup heavy cream
- fresh parsley chopped, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Lightly grease a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray and set aside.
- Season chicken breasts all around with garlic powder, dried basil, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the seasoned chicken breasts and cook for 3 minutes per side until browned. Transfer chicken to slow cooker and top with mushrooms and garlic.
- Add the Marsala wine to the skillet, cook 1 minute scraping browned bits. Pour wine over chicken and mushrooms in slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or HIGH for 2 to 3 hours until chicken reaches 165˚F. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Whisk water and cornstarch until smooth; stir into wine sauce. Whisk in heavy cream and season to taste.
- Return chicken to slow cooker with sauce; cook on HIGH 20 more minutes until sauce thickens. Add more cream if desired.
- Serve chicken topped with creamy mushroom sauce and garnish with fresh parsley.
Notes
This slow cooker chicken Marsala is perfect for an easy weeknight dinner or a comforting weekend meal. Enjoy with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.