25 Days till Christmas...Eat This! Fast Chicken Marsala

25 days!!!! How COW!! I am not even close to be ready for Christmas!!  Looks like Internet Christmas shopping for me again this year.  But I still have holiday food gifts to make.. along with prepping for meals at home...jeez

Fast and Easy Chicken Marsala..sort of

This is Chicken Marsala only because it has Marsala wine, I think!!
This isn't anything like the Marsala I make, but it's still good...like a cross between Chicken Marsala and Tuna Casserole!

2 c. rice
5 tbsp. butter, divided
4 chicken pieces (at least)
2/3 c. (sweet) Marsala wine
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) mushroom soup
1/2 c. milk
1 can peas
1/2 c. Italian style bread crumbs
salt & pepper (to taste)

Make rice following instructions on package. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter. Sauté chicken until brown, and juices no longer run pink.

In a pot, reduce wine with chicken drippings for 3 minutes. Stir in peas, soup, and milk, until boiling. Add the chicken, salt, and pepper.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet. Add bread crumbs and toast until brown.

Serve chicken (and sauce) on a bed of rice. Sprinkle with bread crumbs

 

 

 

serve with: Apple Cinnamon cake

 

and my major rule of Fast and Easy Cooking is...don't make it from scratch, if it tastes as good from a package...so hence the following recipe....

 

 

 

 

Fast and Easy..Apple Cinnamon Cake

 

1 pkg. Duncan Hines II spice cake mix
1/4 c. oil
2 eggs

1 can (20-23 ounce) apple pie filling

I cup of raisins (I like to plump them..soak then in hot water)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour oil into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Tilt pan until bottom is covered with oil. Put cake mix, eggs and applesauce into pan; stir with a fork or spoon until blended (about 2 minutes). Add raisins and blend in. Scrape sides and spread batter evenly in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes; until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cooled cake may be sprinkled with powdered sugar. Use a knife to loosen cake from sides; cut and serve directly from pan. Store leftover cake loosely covered.

Serve with frozen whipped topping, thawed, if desired and sprinkle with cinnamon.

 

 

Alternate: Instead of applesauce use one of the following: 1 jar applesauce (approx. 16 oz.)  or a can (20-23 ounce) raisin pie filling. Mix, bake and serve as directed above.

 

 

serve this: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir or both are probably your best bets here.

 

 

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