Keto Chicken Marsala | The Best Creamy Chicken Marsala Recipe for Keto (2024)

This keto chicken marsala transforms a classic Italian dish into a low carb masterpiece. It is a rich and savory meal that combines chicken and mushrooms in a slightly thick creamy sauce, all cooked in one pan. And each serving of this easy low carb keto chicken marsala has under 1 NET CARB! Yeah, keto chicken recipes for dinner don't get better than this!

THE BEST KETO CHICKEN MARSALA

My family is super Italian, and I love Italian food!

And not only is this chicken marsala one of my favoriteketo chicken recipes, but it's alsoone of my favoriteItalian dishes.

Everything cooks together in one pan -takes about 20 minutes to make - and it is just oh-so-yummy.

I mean, there's pan-fried chicken, savorymushrooms, andtasty seasonings, all in the most delicious marsala sauce, who wouldn't love that?!

Seriously, everyone who eats this will think you picked it up from an authentic Italian restaurant - yep, it's that good.

That said, don't be surprised if after you make this low carb chicken marsala it becomes one of your staple keto dinner recipes. I know it's quickly become one of mine.

INGREDIENTS FOR KETO CHICKEN MARSALA

Ok, so another plus of this keto chicken marsala recipe is that it uses somesimpleingredients that create awhole lotof flavor.

Now, the main difference between this recipe and "normal" chicken marsala is we won't be using any flour to coat the chicken.

But not to worry, the ingredients we will be seasoning the chicken with result in aperfectly crispedchicken breast with adelightfullygolden browned crustWITHOUTall the carbs!

Anyways, here is the full ingredient list:

• 4 small chicken breasts (or 2 large, cut in two)
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 1 ½ cup cremini mushrooms, sliced
• ½ small shallot, minced
• 3 tablespoon Marsala cooking wine
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ cup chicken broth
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ tablespoon chopped parsley

As you can see, it's a pretty standard list of keto friendly ingredients.

And if you want another delicious keto chicken recipe that uses many of the same ingredients, try making this instant pot keto chicken stew, these air fryer chicken breasts, these keto chicken nuggets, or this blackened chicken recipe next!

THE KETO MARSALA SAUCE

Now, you may be thinking, Joe, how can this be keto-friendly if it has wine in it?

Well, usually, any alcohol on the keto diet is a no-go. But in this case, the alcoholcooks away, and marsala cooking wine is actuallysuper lowin carbs.

Also, we'll only be using a small amountin this recipe - the total carb count is1carbfor 3 tablespoons of marsala cooking wine.

So, everything in this delicious recipe islow carband100% keto-friendly!

HOW TO MAKE KETO CHICKEN MARSALA

As I mentioned earlier, this recipe issuper easyto make, and everything cooks inonepan!

You just can't beat thesimplicityof cooking this for dinner and thedelectableresults it yields.

Now, if you're ready to turn a classic Italian dish keto-friendly, let's get cooking!

STEP 1: COOKING THE CHICKEN

The first thing you'll do is seasonyour chicken breasts withsalt,pepper, andgarlicpowder.

Then heat a large pan overmedium heatand cover the surface witholive oil. Once the pan is heated,addyourseasoned chickenand cook it for about5-7minutes on each side or until they aregolden brown.

And make sure youdo notmove the chicken while it is cooking, besides flipping it. Leaving it in the pan to cook like this will give the chicken an amazingly flavorful crust that you just won't get if you move it.

Anyway, when the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pan, put it on a plate, and you can set it aside.

STEP 2: MAKING THE MARSALA SAUCE

Now, in the same pan you cooked the chicken in, addyour slicedmushrooms, mincedshallot, andbutter. Cook everything for1minute and thenaddin themarsala wineandchicken broth.

Let these ingredients cook in the pan for about5-6minutes until the liquid hasreduced in half. Next,addin theheavy cream, and turn your heat down to a simmer.

Then, let everything simmerfor2 more minutes, and add in a dash of salt

STEP 3: COMPLETING YOUR DISH AND SERVING

So, after the creamy marsala sauce has simmered, you can take your cooked chicken breastsfrom earlier andadd them back into the pan.Then, you'll want to use a spoon to cover the chicken breasts with the marsala sauce, and serve!

Feel free to add some more of the marsala sauce to each piece of chicken once plated, and garnish with fresh parsley.

STORING & REHEATING YOUR CHICKEN MARSALA

This recipe makes4servings, and it is so perfect for a date night or family dinner. And odds are, you won't have any leftovers!

But if you do, you can store your leftovers in an airtight container for up to3days in therefrigerator.

Then toreheatyour chicken marsala, you can warm it in theovenat350°F (177°C)for about15-20minutes.

Or, you can reheatin apancovered with a lid overmedium-lowheat until it reaches your desired temperature - just add a little bit of broth to the pan before reheating.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Keto dinner recipes don't get any more low carb than this meal. Like I mentioned earlier, each serving has0.75 NET CARBS!

Plus, this recipe has a good amount of fat, too - talk about aperfectketo meal!

For the rest of the macros, each serving has:

• 366 Calories
• 28.75g Fat
• 1g Carb
• 0.25g Fiber
• 0.75g NET CARBS
• 26.25g Protein

Pretty great macros, right?!

And, honestly, for being so low carb, this keto version tastes spot on to the "real" thing.

So, next time you need a quickanddelicious ketodinner idea, consider whipping up this Italian restaurant-esque recipe! And feel free to doubleor eventriple the recipe depending on how many people will be enjoying it - it makes a great family meal.

Anyway, I hope you like this low carb chicken marsala recipe. If you make it, leave a comment below and let me know how it was.

KETO SIDE DISHES FOR THIS RECIPE

Don't get me wrong, this chicken marsala is delicious all by itself and totally steals the show.

But if you want a side dish to go with it, these will pair perfectly:

• Keto French Fries
• Keto Cheese Bread
• 2 Minute Keto Bread
• Keto Green Bean Casserole
• Keto Broccoli Casserole
• Keto Pasta

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