Chicken Madeira combines tender chicken, crisp asparagus, and melty mozzarella cheese in a sweet and savory wine sauce. This classic chicken recipe is even better than then the Cheesecake Factory.
The Best Chicken Madeira Recipe
Want to impress your guests with a mouth-watering chicken dish? Look no further than this easy and delicious chicken Madeira recipe. With a rich sauce and tender chicken and asparagus, this dish will have everyone coming back for seconds. I love to serve this chicken over garlic mashed potatoes or angel hair pasta.
Chicken Madeira Ingredients
For this recipe, you need olive oil, butter, cremini mushrooms, asparagus, garlic, chicken breasts, Madeira wine, low-sodium beef broth, cornstarch, mozzarella cheese, and fresh parsley.
How to make Chicken Madeira
Heat a little olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides. Remove the chicken to a plate and cover it to keep it warm.
Heat a little more olive oil and melt a little butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes. Then add the asparagus and cook for another 3-5 minutes or just until crisp tender. Reduce the heat to low and add the garlic. Cook for 1 minute while stirring. Remove the veggies to a plate.
Increase the heat to medium-low. Add the wine to the skillet and gently boil until reduced by half or about 5 minutes. Whisk the beef broth and cornstarch together. Now, whisk the beef broth mixture into the Madeira wine and cook until slightly thickened, whisking several times.
Return the chicken to the skillet with the sauce. Spoon the mushrooms and asparagus over the top and around the chicken. Sprinkle the cheese over the chicken and place it in the oven for 4-6 minutes or until the cheese melts. Be very careful removing the skillet from the oven, as the handle will be extremely hot. Use an oven mitt, and remember that the handle will stay hot for a while.
Pro-Tips
- Madeira wine is a fortified wine, which is fermented wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, has been added. It is available in a range of dry to sweet. For this particular recipe, we want a medium dry.
- If Madeira wine is difficult to find, suitable substitutes are marsala, dry sherry, or dry port.
- While you can blanch the asparagus for 2-3 minutes, I find it much easier and less time-consuming to saute it with the mushrooms.
- Chicken is cooked through when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. An instant-read meat thermometer is a lifesaver in the kitchen.
- Low-moisture mozzarella works best for this recipe. It is generally sold as one big piece in plastic packaging and is not suspended in water. Fresh mozzarella has too much moisture, and it does not do well with melting. It is not ideal for this recipe.
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Chicken Madeira
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large chicken breasts cut in half lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 10 ounces cremini mushrooms sliced
- 1 lb. asparagus trimmed and cut into 2-inch segments
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup Madeira Wine
- 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides. Remove the chicken to a plate and cover it to keep it warm.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the asparagus and cook for another 3-5 minutes or just until crisp tender.
- Reduce the heat to low and add the garlic. Cook for 1 minute while stirring. Remove the veggies to a plate.
- Increase the heat to medium-low. Add the wine to the skillet and gently boil until reduced by half or about 5 minutes. Whisk the beef broth and cornstarch together. Whisk the beef broth mixture into the Madeira wine and cook until slightly thickened, whisking several times.
- Return the chicken to the skillet with the sauce. Spoon the mushrooms and asparagus over the top and around the chicken. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the chicken.
- Bake for 4-6 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Be very careful removing the skillet from the oven, as the handle will be extremely hot. Use an oven mitt and remember the handle will stay hot for a while.
Notes
- Madeira wine is fortified wine, which is wine that has been fermented and a distilled spirit has been added, usually brandy. It is available in a range of dry to sweet. For this particular recipe, we want a medium dry.
- If Madeira wine is difficult to find, suitable substitutes are marsala, dry sherry, or dry port.
- While you can blanch the asparagus for 2-3 minutes I find much easier and less time consuming to saute it with the mushrooms.
- Chicken is cooked through when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. An instant read meat thermometer is a life saver in the kitchen.
- Low-moisture mozzarella works best for this recipe. It is generally sold as one big piece in plastic packaging, and it is not suspended in water. Fresh mozzarella has too much moisture, and it does not do well with melting. It is not ideal for this recipe.
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Harry M
This recipe was yummy! I loved it and I can’t wait to make it for my Dad. I know he will love it too!
Karey
This wass so so good, omg… this is one of my favorite dishes. This was better than the Cheesecake Factory and Coopers Hawk. Now I can make it at home anytime and save some money.
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Karey! It is one of my favorite dishes too!
Lavanda M
We used your recipe last night and safe to say it may now be a family favorite! The kiddos couldn’t get enough, so delicious!!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Lavanda! So glad that everyone liked it!
Ree L
I don’t think I’ve ever cooked with madeira wine, to be honest we don’t cook all that much with wine. But this looks really tasty, I love a good one pan chicken dish. I must try this one.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Ree! Enjoy!
Melinda
This dish is my husbands idea of heaven. It was so delicious. We just could not get enough of it! This is a keeper.
Samantha D
This was amazing, it was a huge hit with my family. I am holding on to this one. Great job!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Samantha!
Cris A
This chicken madeira was so delicious. I loved every bite. This is my new favorite chicken recipe thanks to you!
Beth Pierce
The pleasure is all mine, Cris!
Claire L
This recipe had all the flavors that I love! So delicious and easy to put together. It caught my eye on Pinterest right away!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Claire! So glad that you liked the chicken!
Amber
This Chicken Madeira recipe was absolutely amazing! It is just as good as the Cheesecake Factory! Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!
Beth Pierce
You are most welcome, Amber!
April Fox
Delicious! Super easy to make, too – the kids loved it!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, April! So glad that everyone loved it!
Corrine
This is one of the best chicken recipes I’ve ever made. The chicken was so moist and tender, and I love the Madeira sauce. Absolutely scrumptious over your garlic mashed potatoes recipe!
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Corrine!
Ben B
Yum. Man, that rich sauce with the cheese and mushrooms is just perfect with the chicken. I LOVE this stuff.
Beth Pierce
Me too, Ben!
Ally Z
Loved EVERY bite! So tasty and easy to make! This is a keeper.
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Ally! We love it too!
Erykah
Such an incredible meal! I made this last night and my family loves it! Thanks for sharing the recipe
Beth Pierce
You are most welcome, Erykah!
Mandy F
What a fantastic recipe. We made this and were blown away. Will definitely be making again!
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Mandy! I am so glad that you enjoyed the chicken!
Sandy B
I love how this turned out! It was so easy to make and really delicious! The sauce was perfect with the chicken, mushrooms and asparagus!
Beth Pierce
So happy that it turned out great for you, Sandy!