Ever have one of those days where you’ve finished work late or your just plain tired and your thinking what on earth am I going to do for dinner. I have many recipes which I consider my last minute meal recipes, recipes that do not need much forethought or preparation, but are scrummy. Here is just one of them that is so quick and simple but the results are delicious.

Chicken Marsala

4 Chicken Breasts
2 Tablespoons of olive oil
1 Brown onion, chopped finely
250-300g Button or brown mushrooms, sliced finely (depends on how much you like mushrooms and how much mushroom Marsala sauce you want on your chicken)
1/2 Cup Marsala
1 Cup of water
11/2 Teaspoons of chicken stock
1/4 Teaspoon of beef stock
11/2 Teaspoons of cornflour
11/2 Tablespoons of fresh chives chopped

Heat oil in a large frying pan add onion to pan and stir until soft, add the mushrooms and stir for a few minutes. At the same time in another frying pan be cooking the chicken this just has to be turned a couple of times during the cooking process and cooked until done.

2.Add Marsala wine, water and stock powder to mushrooms and bring to the boil then turn down the heat to medium. Stir a little water into the cornflour and to mixture to thicken slightly.

3 Serve chicken over soft polenta pour some sauce over the chicken and top with chives.

Soft Creamy Polenta

375g of quick cooking polenta (I buy one that is 2min cook time)
750ml of water
11/2 chicken stock powder
120g grated Parmesan cheese
120g mascarpone
60g butter
2 Tablespoons of cream

1. Bring the water and the stock to the boil in a pan. Add the polenta slowly whisking all the time while adding. When all the polenta has been added turn down the heat and stir continuously with wooden spoon until mixture is thick.

2. Add the mascarpone, Parmesan and butter stir until cheese has melted. Add the cream and salt and pepper to taste serve immediately with chicken.

Photo’s taken by me unless otherwise stated

Reviews……

If nothing else, this gets 5 stars for the ease of putting together a good meal with a great presentation. But it is flavorful too! The mushroom sauce melds perfectly with the cheesy, creamy polenta and the chicken. The only change I made was to substitute boneless, skinless chicken thighs because that is what I had on hand. Thank you Flying Chef for a quick meal that I would gladly serve to guests. Recipezarr member review