Our creamy Chicken Marsala Pasta recipe has tender chicken with sautéed mushrooms and bite-size pasta in a flavorful sauce. It’s ready to serve in about 30 minutes and will become a new staple in your rotation.

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A cast iron pan filled with creamy chicken marsala pasta with sautéed mushrooms, topped with grated parmesan cheese.

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Anyone who loves a cozy, quick pasta dish will love this creamy Chicken Marsala Pasta recipe. Only one pan to clean (apparently my life reflects the need for one-pan meals–did you catch the Honey Mustard Chicken I shared this week, too?), and it has a flavorful sauce with sautéed shallots, garlic, mushrooms and tender bites of chicken with orecchiette pasta. Quick enough for a busy weeknight but tastes truly gourmet.

How to make Chicken Marsala Pasta:

Prepare Chicken: Cut chicken breasts into small, bite sized pieces and add to a ziplock bag. Add flour, salt and pepper then shake well to coat. Heat a dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat then add 2 Tablespoon oil. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes on each side, just until browned (not cooked through). Remove to a plate.

Two images showing pieces of raw chicken tossed in a flour mixture, then after it's browned in a pan.

Saute mushrooms and shallots: Cook mushrooms in 1 tablespoon butter for 3-4 minutes until browned, stirring occasionally. Add shallots and garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Finish sauce: Add wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in broth, cream, thyme, and spices. Toss in chicken and dry pasta and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for about 10 minutes, until pasta is tender.

Two images showing how to make chicken marsala pasta by sautéing mushroom and shallot then after cream, spices, and dried pasta are added.

Serve: Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl and add to the pasta, to thicken. Cook for another minute or two until sauce has thickened. Garnish with the fresh parmesan. Serve chicken mushroom marsala pasta with a wedge salad or breadsticks.

Two images showing Chicken mushroom marsala pasta in a pan then in a serving in a bowl with a fork, topped with parmesan cheese.

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Recipe

A cast iron pan filled with creamy chicken marsala pasta with sautéed mushrooms, topped with grated parmesan cheese.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 30 minutes
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Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Prep chicken: Cut chicken breasts into small, bite sized pieces and add to a ziplock bag. Add flour, salt and pepper then shake well to coat.
  • Sauté Chicken: Heat a dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat then add 2 Tablespoon oil. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes on each side, just until browned (not cooked through). Remove to a plate.
  • Sauté Mushrooms and shallots: Add 1 Tablespoon butter to the pan then the mushrooms, cooking for 3-4 minutes until browned, stirring occasionally. Add shallots and garlic then cook for 1 minute.
  • Finish sauce: Add wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in broth, cream, thyme, and spices. Add chicken and dry pasta then bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for about 10 minutes, until pasta is tender.
  • Thicken: Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl and add to the pasta, to thicken. Cook for another minute or two until sauce has thickened.
  • Serve: Garnish with the fresh parmesan and parsley. Serve immediately.

Notes

Make Ahead Instructions: Cut and season chicken and refrigerate up to a day ahead. Make sauce just until the step of adding chicken and pasta. Store sauce in the fridge. When ready to eat, rewarm sauce, and add chicken and pasta, following remaining recipe instructions.

Nutrition

Calories: 889kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 42gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 174mgSodium: 1125mgPotassium: 956mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1554IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 176mgIron: 3mg

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Welcome! I’m Lauren, a mom of four and lover of good food. Here you’ll find easy recipes and weeknight meal ideas made with real ingredients, with step-by-step photos and videos.

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