Chicken Thighs Marsala

Chicken Thighs Marsala is a quick and easy one skillet meal for a romantic date night, or a casual weeknight dinner. This classic chicken recipe gives you great restaurant style flavor in a jiffy.

The combination of shallots, mushrooms, garlic, cream, and Marsala wine (you can also use a dry Sherry) gives instant fancy restaurant appeal to the most basic chicken. Marsala is a fortified wine, which just means that is has a higher alcohol content than regular wine. It’s used in chicken dishes like this, and in risottos and even tiramisus. You’ll recognize the flavor instantly. Add fresh thyme and you will get rave reviews, no question.

• 4 skin-on bone-in chicken thighs
• olive oil
• 1 lb small mushrooms, I used a combination of white button and brown cremini
• 3 Tbsp butter, divided
• 2 large shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• handful of fresh thyme sprigs
• 1/2 cup Marsala wine or dry Sherry
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• salt and freshly cracked black pepper

• fresh parsley
• fresh thyme