Buca di Beppo Chicken Marsala Recipe

This is a copycat recipe. If the type of brand of Marsala wine is not available to the general public,1. How are we supposed to make this? 2. It would have been in the least helpful to post a substitute. This recipe is showing a 5 star rating. It has not been rated at all by anyone that has rated/commented on it. It is not kosher to submit your own recipe, then immediately rate it.

CDKitchen Note: You'll notice that the recipe posted was an actual recipe from Buca di Beppo which is why it called for their wine. Use your favorite Marsala in place of it.

This is not the real Buca di Beppo Chicken Marsala recipe. I use to work there and learned several recipes, this one is not even close to how they prepare this wonderful dish. If you want the real Buca recipe, don't make this one...you'll be disappointed.

Try this instead...
In a large pot, reduce a bottle of marsala wine in half. In another pan, lighly coat chicken breasts in flour, salt and pepper and place in pan with 2-3Tbs of olive oil. Sear both sides of the chicken. Once chicken is seared, place the reduced Marsala wine in the pan with the chicken and continue to cook on medium high until the wine reduces in half again. Once the wine has reduced add fresh sliced mushrooms and 2 tbs of butter and cook until mushrooms are cooked. The final product will result in tender marsala infused chicken in a sweet syrupy marsala sauce.

This recipe is nothing like the Buca di Beppo chicken marsala except for the fact that it has marsala wine in it. It is cooked in bacon grease which just makes for unnecessary fat and oil. The recipe posted by the comment above is much closer, much tastier, and less oily. Follow the recipe in the above comment for a better sauce.

OMG. Do not try the recipe above. I've tried it and it's totally not like Buca Di Beppo's at all. This is my favorite dish and so far nobody makes it like Buca.

Today I just tried the way the above comment suggests and it is EXACTLY like Buca's. I live in an area where we don't have Buca and was feening for the chicken. I'm so glad I came across the above commentary. Thank you so much!!!

I plan to try it and let it sit overnite to marinate in the sauce.

This recipe was fine, but tastes nothing like Buca's. If you really want the right flavor (which, by the way, has no bacon in it)make the recipe from the person who commented on 2006-08-02. It's spot-on delicious!

I tried the alternative recipe posted by another user and it was fabulous! Tasted like I was eating at the restaurant. And, it was soooo easy to make. I will definately be making it often!

My favorite Buca marsala is the Veal (no longer on the menu). I'm wondering if this recipe was originally meant for veal vs. chicken as usually veal is referred to as cutlets and chicken is referred to as a filet? Anyone think to try with veal instead???

CDKitchen Note: Just to clarify, boneless chicken breast pieces are often referred to as "cutlets"