Before I get to the recipe, a few randoms:
- It’s gotten so nice here (35) for today anyway, I think I may be able to do today’s hill workout without a jacket.
- Caveman’s sister’s wedding is tomorrow. It’s been about 5 years since we’ve had a wedding in the family.
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- Surprise! My 5 by the 5th race for the month was done on the mill. If there was a treadmill Olympics for old hags I swear I’d be a contender. Because I was so preoccupied with the cupcakes with Indian flair they were pulling out of the oven on Cupcake Wars, I passed the 5 mile mark without noting the time or taking the coveted treadmill display pic or sweaty selfie. My bad.
- I went on a blog field trip yesterday. It was a really fun evening. If you follow me on Instagram you know what I was doing. We cooked like fiends. And ate too. More on that and recipes too, soon. In the meantime I’ll leave you with this one. When I go to an Italian restaurant I love to get Chicken Marsala. Then it occurred to me: Why do I never make it at home? So I did. And everyone loves it. Of course my version has a healthy twist, but you already knew that, right? The only thing I do not love about Chicken Marsala is the way it’s breaded. So I did away with the flour breading and used almond meal instead.
Chicken Marsala
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved and pounded flat
8oz. button mushrooms sliced, or if you want to be fancy go with another kind
1/4C almond meal
2T Olive oil
2T Butter
1/4C stock of your choice. I used beef because it’s what I had. It was fine.
1/4C Cooking sherry
1/2C Marsala wine
Salt, pepper, oregano
In a shallow dish, season the almond meal with salt, pepper and oregano to taste. Coat chicken breasts in the almond meal.
In a large skillet heat up olive oil and cook chicken until lightly browned, turning carefully once.
Remove from pan and cover with foil to keep warm.
Add butter to pan. Add mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes or so. Add sherry, stock and wine. Cook and allow to reduce until it’s a sauce-like consistency. Pour over the chicken and enjoy!
What’s fun for you this weekend? What do you order at an Italian restaurant?
I love blogging events! I was at one the other night and it’s always nice to hang out with other local bloggers.
Can’t wait to hear more about your blogger event.
The recipe looks good – I love mushrooms! I’m usually bad at an Italian restaurant – I get something that I would never make at home. (good thing we rarely eat out)
Sounds delish! We couldn’t do the almond flour at our house since both my boys have nut allergies. My husband is a really good cook. When he makes Chicken Marsala, he does a great job with the breading…it’s really light.
When we go out for Italian, I usually get some kind of a chicken dish with a side of pasta. Personally, I’d rather eat Italian at home–most of the time, it seems like it is healthier than what you get at a restaurant.
Cupcakes with an Indian flair? You’ve got my brain working overtime. I’m pretty sure curry cupcakes would be gross so maybe chai flavoured. Sometimes I wish I had cable.
We might try one last Midwest ski resort, Grand Geneva, Sunday, but the season is wrapping up. Hard to believe Winter might be loosening its grasp on us. 🙂
this looks great! you know i love the gluten free version!
I LOVE weddings!! 🙂
kudos to you for running over 5 miles on the treadmill!! I think my longest ever was 8 on the treadmill but I was trying so hard to preoccupy myself so I wouldn’t get bored!! ugh!
I actually got outside yesterday as it reached 55*!! I was super pumped!!
That recipe looks delicious!! Thanks for sharing!! Happy weekend!!
I cannot tell you how much this made me laugh: “If there was a treadmill Olympics for old hags I swear I’d be a contender.” Bwahahahahaha.
The smartest thing I EVER DID was put a TV hook up in my work out room (aka my laundry room) Watching Netflix pushes me to do more aerobic exercise than anything else. It’s a miracle how often I can do just 20 minutes more so I can finish off an episode of some show!!!!
Have a wonderful time at the wedding!!
–Lisa
That chicken sounds delicious!
Love the gluten free marsala – definitely will try! Thanks for sharing!
Confession – I love recipes that require me to buy wine to cook with. Built in drink for dessert.