Grilled Chicken Marsala

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil, as needed
• 16 ounces chicken breasts
• 2 ounces low-sodium bacon, cut in 1/4-inch pieces
• coarse salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 5 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup high-grade dry marsala wine
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons heavy cream (maybe less)
• 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced

Recipe

• 1 season chicken with salt and pepper and grill.
• 2 in the meantime, coat large skillet lightly with olive oil and set over medium-high heat.
• 3 add bacon and cook just until crisp and lightly browned. add mushrooms and cook until just beginning to soften and brown.
• 4 combine marsala, broth and corn starch.
• 5 with pan over medium-high heat add the marsala mixture and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• 6 cook marsala mixture until it is reduced by one quarter.
• 7 stir in cream and simmer until you get a nicely thickened sauce.
• 8 add the chicken to the pan and turn to coat and reheat for a minute.
• 9 serve with the sauce over top and a sprinkle of parsley.