Chicken Marsala Casserole is a baked twist on the classic meal, made with portobello mushrooms, penne pasta, and marsala wine cream sauce.
This chicken marsala recipe turns the classic dish into a cozy casserole. It has all the delicious flavors but is made easy – I know your family will love this chicken marsala casserole.
One of my husband’s favorite pasta dishes is Chicken Marsala. He loves the sauce and mushrooms. Did I mention the mushrooms? I have wanted to make this into a pasta bake for some time because it is simple to do, easy on time, and beautiful to serve.
This is a seriously fantastic comfort food dinner – pasta, marsala cream sauce, and the combination of mushrooms, bacon, and cheese is always a winner.
Recipe Tips
How to make Chicken Marsala Bake
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray the casserole or baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Cook pasta as directed and drain it, setting it aside.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Season diced chicken breast with salt and pepper and sauté in oil until cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside in a large bowl.
In the same bowl, fry bacon or pancetta until crispy and remove into the same bowl as the chicken. Add mushrooms to the pan and cook with the garlic until golden brown and tender. Set aside with the chicken and bacon.
In the same pan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in Marsala wine and boil for 2-3 minutes to cook out the alcohol.
Slowly stir in chicken broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in half-and-half, grated cheese, chicken, pancetta, and mushrooms.
Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well. Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with freshly grated cheese.
Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes or until hot in the center and the top is slightly golden. You may also broil the top, with the oven on low for 3-5 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.
Recipe Substitutes
Pasta – Any shape you like will work in this recipe. The pasta is boiled and mixed into the sauce before baking, so choose your favorite! I’ve made it with rigatoni, fettuccine, and penne.
Chicken – You can skip the chicken cooking step and add diced rotisserie chicken when you add the pasta. It’s a great shortcut to save time.
Bacon – Instead of bacon, try diced pancetta instead.
Herbs – Feel free to add fresh thyme for an extra flavor boost. I like to garnish with chopped parsley, but sliced basil would be fantastic, too.
What to serve with pasta
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Chicken Marsala Casserole
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound pasta of your choice, cooked to package directions. I used rigatoni.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast diced
- 4 ounces bacon or pancetta
- 16 ounces baby bella mushrooms thinly sliced
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup marsala wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese for topping
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray casserole or baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Cook pasta as directed and drain, set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Season diced chicken breast with salt and pepper and saute in oil until cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside in a large bowl. In the same bowl, fry bacon or pancetta until crispy and remove into the same bowl as the chicken. Add mushrooms to the pan and cook with the garlic until golden brown and tender. Set aside with the chicken and bacon.
- In the same pan melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in Marsala wine and boil for 2-3 minutes to cook out the alcohol. Slowly stir in chicken broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in half-and-half, grated cheese, chicken, pancetta, and mushrooms.
- Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well. Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan and mozzarella. Bake uncovered about 20 minutes or until hot in the center and top is slightly golden. You may also broil the top, with the oven on low for 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve. Enjoy!
This is one of them meals that makes me so hungry! Thanks for sharing it, I love pasta meals.
I love the pancetta being in there. This is delicious looking!
It really adds so much flavor! xo San
Your Killing Me Looks So Good!!
oh my goodness. I just ate dinner but this made me hungry again! I will be pinning this one too!
Thanks for the pin! xo San
This looks so amazing!
Thanks!! xo San
i love chicken marsala recipes! i’ll have to try this
Brett, come back and let me know what you think! xo San
I love the recipe. Big fan of chicken and pasta
I’ve heard soo much about chicken marsala and I want to do it, but always afraid I’m going to mess it up.
I’m going to jump right in one day thought!
Thanks for sharing! Looks yum!
Ooh this looks so delicious, I’ll have to try this one!
That looks really good. I love chicken marsala.
What beautiful pictures! This looks so amazing. I’ve never had chicken marsala, but it looks absolutely delicious. I think I might just have to try my hand at it.
Stephanie it is so easy, you gotta try it. xo San
This looks so tasty. I just love mushrooms in it!
I like the way you were able to take a classic recipe and put a new and different twist on it.
Thanks Janeane that is a sweet compliment! xo San
This is going to win me some Brownie Points at home. Thanks for the great share!
Thanks Rosey hope you can enjoy it soon! xo San
Oh, this is right up my alley! I LOVE chicken marsala, and I have a ton of chicken in my freezer now. SCORE!
Sweet, come back and let me know what you think. xo San
I don’t usually like pasta that much, but I think I would love this because of the pancetta and mushrooms. I’m pinning it for later!
Thanks for the pin!! xo San
looks great, we love chicken marsala and we make it too, I have never seen it made this way before,. Sounds good!
I’m not a huge fan of mushrooms but this looks so delicious, I’d even want to try it with all the cheesy mushroom goodness. – katy
Oh my, this looks incredible. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This looks so good, Sandra. Simple and tasty! My family will love it. Pinned!
Thanks for the pin! xo San
I’ve never actually had Chicken Marsala but this looks to die for! I will definitely be trying this recipe!
Cara – can’t wait for you to try it! Thanks for coming over lady! xo San
Making this tomorrow night, will share my pic, hope it looks as good as yours! Love your recipe!
Claudia – YAY this made my night! Thanks – will check out your site and follow you, so I can see it! xo San
That looks AMAZING! The flavors together sound like a perfect combo.
Thanks Kait it is! xo San
Wow! This looks yummy! I’m stopping by from the blog hop & I’m a new follower through Twitter & Pinterest. Happy Wednesday!
Thanks so happy to have you, I will head over now and check you out! xo San
This looks incredibly good! I really wish I could take a bite!
I wish you could too! xo San