Chicken Marsala Instant Pot Recipe

Chicken Marsala Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi style is the perfect dinner everyone in your house will love. Tender meat with a savory mushroom gravy that’s to die for. 

Ninja Foodi Chicken Marsala

Here are a few questions you might have before getting started on this:

Instant Pot Chicken Marsala Frozen Chicken

You could use frozen if they were already sliced thin. Unfortunately you would have to skip the first step of sauteeing and instead just throw them in after that step. Increase the time by just 1 minute, that is it.

What does chicken marsala taste like?

Maybe you have heard of this dish but it is too expensive to order when you go out. No worries, this will taste surprisingly similar. The sauce is slightly sweet, especially when reduced and thickens. Using boneless skinless chicken breasts, it is a tasty meal served alongside white rice or pasta.

Chicken Marsala Instant Pot

What if you don’t have or want to use wine to make this? That is totally okay. Note that the flavor will be different if you substitute in broth instead for sure but will still be a killer dish for sure. The sauce will be a bit thinner as well but could be thickened with a little roux with cornstarch and water whisked together at the end.

1. Chicken cutlets
   1. buy a few for this and to make air fryer chicken cutlets later
2. All purpose flour
3. Butter
4. Onion
5. Minced garlic
6. Marsala wine
7. Cornstarch to thicken sauce
8. Seasonings like salt and pepper of course

Let’s talk chicken for a minute shall we? I do like to save money but sometimes it isn’t that much more to buy what you need already done. What I mean is if you can find boneless skinless on sale it may not be much more expensive than with bones. I have found cutlets already done too. I just purchase whatever is reasonably priced.

As always you are free to use the type you like. If you just swear by chicken thighs then by all means choose those without bones or skin. This was made with cutlets which can be prepared by yourself or bought as is.

Instant Pot Chicken Marsala Easy

Here’s a quick step by step. There is a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post as well. First you are going to mix seasonings into your shallow plate with flour and coat chicken on both sides.

1. Set pressure cooker to saute and add some olive oil. Add coated thinly sliced chicken and brown on both sides. Remove the chicken, and scrape off browned bits (means deglazing).
2. Put in butter, onions, seasonings like Italian seasoning or others of choice and mushrooms. Cook until onions soften. Add wine and cook for 3 more minutes.
3. Add the chicken back into the pot with chicken broth.
4. Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for an 8 minute cook time followed by a quick release.

Remove chicken and keep warm. Set pot to saute again. Add heavy cream or whisk water and cornstarch until smooth and add that. In 1-2 minutes marsala sauce should be perfect thickness. Serve alongside spaghetti squash low carb “noodles”, pasta or rice.

As with any other Instant Pot chicken recipe you can add any and all seasonings you love. Below is just an example of what worked well for us.

Instant Pot Chicken Cutlets

If you are new to pressure cooking, or sauteeing in your pot you need to understand how to avoid the burn message. The way you do this is to ensure that after you brown meat, you eliminate stuck on food.

I always use wooden spatulas and spoons when cooking in my IP. It is a good idea so that you don’t scratch your pot and it’s best to get all food off. If there is one piece still there your pot may stop working.

• On the screen it will say BURN meaning it is sensing that it is too hot.
• Yes you can release the pressure, lift lid, scrape and cook again but then the timing will be off.
• It is VERY important to just get in the habit of scraping after cooking ground beef or any type of protein in your pot.

It’s quite frustrating if you don’t because most likely “fixing” it will change the consistency of the meal you’re making.

Easy pressure cooker chicken recipe

If you follow The Typical Mom blog regularly you know we don’t make anything complicated. Also, the ingredients can all be found at your local grocery store. If you’re in a smaller area you might need to order the wine.

What vegetable goes good with chicken marsala?

Really anything goes with this, that is up to you but here are a few suggestions. A side salad is easy to throw together of course. You can serve this over rice and just be done, but veggies are nice on the side as well.

Personally I like corn on the cob or air fryer vegetables. They can both be made at the same time and will be ready together.

Here are a few other easy chicken recipes you can try after you enjoy this one:

• Instant Pot chicken and rice is a casserole style dish. With vegetables, tender creamy rice with bite size meat cooked together it’s incredible.
• Our frozen chicken tenders in air fryer work well as an after school snack.
• Air fryer frozen chicken wings come out SO good as an appetizer or main meal.

Then give Instant Pot chicken and potatoes a whirl. A one pot meal cooked together makes it an under 30 minute dinner.

How long is Marsala cooking wine good for?

If you cringe buying something that you may use and will have to throw away because it’s going to go back fast, this isn’t so. It is good for 4-6 months refrigerated once opened. This gives you plenty of time to make this recipe a few times.

Can you substitute red wine for Marsala?

Yes, this is possible too. If you already have an open bottle then by all means use that. The difference is in the taste of course but if you have a type you really enjoy then likely it will be a favorite cooking with it too.