Chicken with Orzo Marsala
This Chicken with Orzo Marsala is a comfort food dish that'll leave you saying, winner, winner, chicken dinner! It's an easy family dinner that takes only 10 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes to cook!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 506kcal
Ingredients
- 3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tsp. coarse kosher salt, divided
- 1 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 5 Tbsp. butter, divided
- 8 oz. white button mushrooms, sliced
- 8 oz. Baby Bella mushrooms, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup orzo pasta
- 2/3 cup Marsala wine, divided
- 2 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- fresh chopped parsley for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Add cubed chicken to a large bowl. Drizzle chicken with olive oil and toss well. In a small bowl, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons of the kosher salt, paprika and1/2 teaspoon pepper. Pour over chicken pieces and toss well to coat. Add coated chicken to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring often, until chicken is just cooked through. Remove chicken from skillet . Set aside.
- In a large Dutch oven, heat 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onions and cook 5 minutes until softened and translucent, stirring often. Add garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute. Add orzo and cook for 2-3 minutes until lightly toasted, stirring until well combined. Add 1/3 Marsala wine and bring to a boil. Cook until almost all wine is evaporated, about 2 minutes.
- Add beef stock, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until pasta is tender and broth is mostly absorbed, about 10 minutes. Add chicken, additional 1/3 cup Marsala wine and remaining two tablespoons butter and continue to cook until chicken is heat through and liquid is mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Divide among four dishes. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.
Notes
I used a combination of white button and baby bella mushrooms for this recipe, but feel free to use your favorite kind of mushrooms.
This dish tastes equally delicious vegetarian style without the chicken.
I love to serve it with a side salad and a glass of wine.