Chicken Marsala

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black divided
• 4 tablespoons butter divided
• 4 cups cooked fettuccine hot cooked uncooked ( 8 ounces pasta)
• 0.8 cup fat-skimmed beef broth fat-free
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon garlic fresh minced
• 2 tablespoons half and half 
• 0.5 cup plum brandy dry
• 8 ounce mushrooms 
• 0.5 cup peas green frozen
• 0.3 teaspoon salt divided
• 2 tablespoons shallots finely chopped
• 24 ounce chicken breast halves boneless skinless

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sieve
• plastic wrap
• microwave
• rolling pin
• measuring cup
• meat tenderizer

Directions

1. Place 3 tablespoons butter in a small glass measuring cup. Microwave butter at MEDIUM-HIGH 45 seconds or until melted.
2. Let stand 1 minute. Skim foam from surface, and discard. (
3. Mixture will appear separated.)
4. Pour melted butter through a fine sieve over a small bowl, and discard the milk solids. Set the clarified butter aside.
5. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat; add mushrooms, shallots, and garlic. Cook 3 minutes or until moisture evaporates; remove mushroom mixture from pan. Set aside.
6. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to a 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
7. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
8. Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken breast halves in flour.
9. Add clarified butter to pan, and place over medium-high heat.
10. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
11. Remove chicken from pan. Return mushroom mixture to pan; add broth and Marsala, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup. Stir in peas; cook 1 minute.
12. Add 1 tablespoon butter, half-and-half, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, stirring until butter melts. Return chicken to pan; cook until thoroughly heated.
13. Serve chicken and sauce over pasta.