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i made the chicken marsala again last week. it definitely came out better this time. i added some shallots & chicken broth and changed the order of cooking a little bit. there was more sauce and the wine taste wasn't as overpowering.
i think i've pretty much got it down so i won't be making it again until v day. plus, the girlfriend doesn't want me getting sick of whatever i'm making and not wanna eat it when the actual day comes. haha she has tried to trick me into telling her what it was but all attempts have failed so far.
soooo the next step is to figure out what my side dish is going to be. i'm gonna go with either a spinach salad or stinky pee sticks.
and i wanna start trying out another dish. the girl wants to try meatloaf so that might be what i will attempt next.
okay so i made the chicken marsala last night. i think it came out okay. i even tried one of the mushrooms but it was gross. defs reaffirmed the fact that i do not like mushrooms.
i followed the directions like exactly and still had the mushrooms in the pan when i cooked the chicken and i was thinking, "hmmmm maybe i should take them out?" like i had a mushroom shape on one side of the chicken when i flipped it over and was like, "definitely taking that stuff out next time."
the chicken was good though. there wasn't really any sauce for the pasta so i just had salt, pepper, and parm for that. definitely need to make it with more sauce so that there's something that goes on the pasta. i'm thinking of adding chicken stock and using a little more wine to get that?
i still have some extra ingredients leftover so i might try again later in the week. just need to pick up some shallots since i saw that in some other recipes online. and i got a bunch of helpful tips from one of my friends.
on another note, tonight i made fried rice for the first time in my life! my girlfriend told me how to make it over the weekend when i told her i had leftover rice and peas. it was pretty easy and super tasty. definitely going to have to make it again! i just added oil to the pan, scrambled an egg, and added the old rice into the pan. broke up the rice, threw in some tomatoes, and peas. finished with some soy sauce for color.
i have been wanting to cook more so i decided that i would finally actually DO IT starting the new year. i got myself a betty crocker cookbook - everything you need to know to cook today, to get myself started.
AND somehow it was decided that i would be cooking valentine's day dinner, so what better time to start trying than now? my girlfriend loves mushrooms but i hate them. buuuut since i'm cooking for her and not for me, i'm gonna try making chicken marsala.
so the whole point of this blog is to keep track of my misadventures in the kitchen and hopefully make me feel bad about not trying more often.
recipe i'm attempting tonight:
CHICKEN MARSALA
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min
Makes 4 servings
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1.25 lb)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (3 oz)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1/2 cup dry Marsala wine or chicken broth
Hot cooked pasta, if desired
(1) Between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper, flatten each chicken breast to 1/4" thickness. In shallow dish, mix flour, salt, and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture; shake off excess flour.
(2) In 10" skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook garlic, mushrooms, and parsley in oil 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
(3) Add chicken to skillet. Cook about 8 minutes, turning once, until brown. Add wine. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Serve with pasta.
okay, i'm off to the supermarket now... hopefully everything works out!
