Welcome to Whatever Wednesday!
It’s my new Whatever…whatever that means! Really, I’m going to start Whatever Wednesday, ostensibly to offer a great recipe from my years of archives in a quick format (like this quick and simple Chicken Marsala) with photo and recipe only. I might occasionally throw in a fun little giveaway like today or might not even make it one week…so Whatever Wednesday just seems to fit!
When my kids were young and I was a single parent I recall making a lot of casseroles, some planned and some much like what I did for dinner on this night. Leftovers were golden and and casseroles like this were a favorite. It all started with some leftover chicken, mushrooms that were still good but might not be in another couple of days and some rice in the pantry. Those ingredients combined in a Marsala cream sauce made for a quick and tasty meal. I’ve definitely done this over the holidays too when the glut of turkey means leftover heaven!
From November 1996
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium white onion, sliced
- 8-12 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3/4 to 1 cup marsala wine, sherry or white wine
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup milk
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 2 - 4 cups coarsely chopped chicken (or turkey); I had a leftover rotisserie chicken from Costco but would make the same dish with white, dark or any combination of cooked chicken
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium-high heat until just melted. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally until they have started to caramelize and brown.
- Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring until just softened (I only cook them about 3-4 minutes; knowing they will continue to cook in the oven and I don't like my mushrooms mushy!)
- Sprinkle the flour into the mixture, stir and cook for1 minute. Add the wine, half and half and milk and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Stir in 2 cups water and the rice.
- Grease a large casserole dish and spread the chicken on the bottom. Pour the mushroom and rice mixture over the chicken; made sure the rice is evenly distributed in the dish and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake until bubbly, about 35 minutes.
- Combine the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese; sprinkle on top and bake for 5 minutes more.
Notes
I love served with a green vegetable and a simple salad.
Let’s kickstart this thing!
To kickoff this new project I thought I would do a small giveaway. Small but fabulous! I was asked by Ben, one of the owners of Petit Amuse if I would like to try one of their sample boxes and offer another to one of my readers. It sounded fun so I said sure (booze and fun…that’s what I say sure to!). Ben sent me a box with contents unknown and I opened it when a new client and her college age step-daughter were meeting with me. Yes, she was another food blogger so it was totally appropriate, they were excited to see what had come in the mail too.
Included in my box was the BEST granola bar I’ve ever had from Garukabar (hence the empty wrapper!), two delicious cookies from Lark Fine Foods, Movie Lovers Popcorn that actually tasted just like movie popcorn without the greasy side effects and a small jar of Ice Wine Jelly from Caramoomel. We tried the granola bar and the popcorn before I even got a photo and the response was universal, ‘What a great idea!.’ All from small batch artisan food companies and we know those can simply taste better. The quality of ingredients and care in production make for amazing products, unlike most anything that you will find in your local supermarket.
Such a great idea that my client’s daughter went online on her phone right then and there and signed up for monthly delivery. She said she would quit bugging mom and dad for gift packages and was SO excited about getting a box of goodies delivered each month. The best part? Ten bucks. Includes shipping. No, I am not kidding. You know what’s really fun…the not knowing. It really is a surprise opening up that package to see what is inside. Now I’m off to finally eat one of the cookies; I didn’t think a box of empty wrappers would have been too appealing, right?
Can’t wait? Then contact Ben now at Petit Amuse website, send email to ben@petitamuse.com or call him at 415-817-1175.
Easy…just leave a comment and tell me who you would order monthly delivery for…even if it’s just for YOURSELF!!
Contest is open until Sunday night, August 26, 12 midnight.
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One winner will be selected at random to receive one sample box worth $10; please note this is NOT a subscription.
I will email the winner and they will have up to 3 days to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.
The odds of winning are determined by the number of eligible entries received.
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Disclaimer: I was provided with the aforementioned sample box for the purpose of this review; all opinions are mine.
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I absolutely LOVE this dish! Any meal that combines leftovers is a hit in my kitchen, especially when it includes mushrooms ;) Keep these “Whatever Wednesdays” coming…
-Shannon
I’m with you Shannon. I am sometimes driven to make a dish with mushrooms cause I might have forgotten I bought them! Do a search on my site for Creamy Mushroom Bake; simply the most wonderful mushroom dish ever!
Great comfort food idea for busy nights or even maybe I can dream of cooler nights. I love this sample box from Petite Amuse. It looks full of really great products and thanks for this fun giveaway. I would order it for my dad. He deserves some fun treats every month!:)
Lora @cakeduchess Most Recent Post: Sourdough Starter Recipe
I really have shied away from casseroles since my kids aren’t around and this was so good I have to rethink that! I loved that little gift; I think it would be a wonderful treat for your dad.
Me… Everything is for me!
Hehe…and in this instance? You were right! Congrats; it will get shipped to you this coming week.
I would order it for any of my girls – Kathy, Amanda, you or Janis – because you all listen to my insanity. Marsala cream sauce yum!!!!
Jenny Most Recent Post: What the future holds?
this sounds great – would love to try! For me… because I deserve treats too.
This is a great idea..and very cost affordable!
That’s what I love. They work out deals with the vendors; the retail of all products is more than want we pay AND that it includes shipping? I know what I’m doing for holiday gifts for my dad already. Whew!
I love the sound of your chicken and marsala cream sauce! Yummy! Seems like a good comfort food recipe for the cooler weather that will soon be here! Also like your idea of “whatever Wednesdays”. A great way to recycle some recipes!
Renee – Kudos kitchen Most Recent Post: Maple Pistachio Ice Cream
I will order for myself and I will make it a family thing!
It will be great for my son (3.5 yo) as a monthly surprise, and a great introduction of different products.
I hope we win it!!!
Thanks :)
Ooh!! Pick me! I am a teacher and just started the year back, and I would love to have a monthly surprise sent to me!!! All the other teachers would be jealous and I would have to share!!!
I love your new “Whatever Wednesday” idea. So clever and what a great way to revisit some of those volumes of recipes you have on hand! Just fFabulous. And so is that wonderful gift box. I especially like the idea that it’s all from small artisan food companies. What a great way to give them an assist.
Lana @ Never Enough Thyme Most Recent Post: Citrus Marinated Ribeye
I would love a monthly delivery for my family! My daughter is 3, her absolute favorite food is granola bars & getting “presents” in mail is “the best thing ever” in her opinion. It would be awesome to win it so I could see her face when it is delivered :-) Thank you so much the chance to win. Also, I can not wait to try this recipe..love love love chicken, rice, & mushrooms together!
I would send it to my sister. Hard times leaves her with gourmet taste on a ramen noodle budget. She would be ecstatic!
What a fun idea to start Whatever Wednesday! I look forward to enjoying your archived recipes:-) NOW honestly…..I would totally send that delicious package to my hubby and myself…why not? Hugs, Terra
Years and years ago I made a dish similar to these a couple of times, and then promptly forgot about it! This looks terrific – I need to do it again. Marsala and mushrooms is such a nice combo. Thanks for this.
kitchenriffs Most Recent Post: The Piña Colada Cocktail
You sound like me! I’m not sure why my kids growing up meant no more casseroles; I’ve LOVED having this around this week; nothing wrong with leftovers of a dish made from leftovers right?
What a lovely giveaway. Not in the right spot but the winner will be lucky indeed.
Your chicken and mushrooms would make a perfect meal. I love dishes like this.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef Most Recent Post: My First Successful Macarons and Memories
I’d love to get this for myself! It’d be an awesome way to discover new products without having to do the “legwork”! Sounds like a great company. Oh…and if I HAD to send this to a friend, I’d send it to my best friend in MO, who has a new baby, is a Chef at SLU, and somehow maintains her sanity! Whatever works for me!
Marnely Rodriguez-Murray Most Recent Post: Top 5 Restaurants for dinner on Martha’s Vineyard
Holy crap – yeah I TOTALLY want this for myself! Greedy? Nah. I mean at least *I* know *I* would love it!
Sample boxes seem to be all the rage and a foodie one, I’m gonna have to look into getting myself one.
Micha Most Recent Post: Armparty Surprise
Why I am not surprised to see sliced tomatoes on the plate? Great looking dish Barb an I’m looking forward to Whatever Wednesdays…a lot!
P.S. Not entering the giveaway.
I would love to have that gift box for ME!! :) I might sign up, actually….
Amy B Most Recent Post: Miya Sushi – Towson, MD
I’d order it for my daughter…she loves to snack on new foods! What a great idea.
So fun! I get a similar deal from a company called Birchbox, only it’s samples of great beauty supplies each month for $10. What a great idea.
I would order a monthly delivery for my husband. He does all the cooking in our house and it would be a great surprise to treat my love with yummy goodies.
Micky Most Recent Post: Rasika West End
I would order it for my brother who is in college!
Well, Wednesdays just got better! Thanks for sharing Petit Amuse with us. I think I will sign up (at that price how can I not) and use the box of treats to surprise someone special each month. Sort of like a Secret Santa for the year. Fun!
I would order it for me but would share contents of course !!
Wow, I hope I hope Ben at Petite Amuse is marketing as I type to parents of college students going back to campus. This box is so much better than the snack boxes that are marketed to parents…those contain basic crappy food.
That being said, I’d send a box to my son, Scott, who is at the University of Utah. When I was in Utah I always made him freshly baked cookies and always cooked great meals. I know he cooks well but he hasn’t mastered baking yet. I know he would love the treats.
Jane Bauer Most Recent Post: Good Friday Dinner-Brooklyn Memories
I love that you’ve quickly acted on your whatever wednesday idea you were exploring last week … and with a bonus giveaway … nice!
I have to admit, that I’d love to receive a box of goodies like that every month … and for $10, including shipping ? score!
My little sister is on my mind right now because she just had knee surgery on monday … and has a recovery in front of her – so I’d order the monthly delivery for her so that she’s got something special and unexpected to look forward to every month!
actually i would love it for myself but i would send it to my son, as he has been homesick.
Getting a package from Petite amuse would be like getting a little hug from mom:)
I definitely want monthly delivery for myself! I love this idea. Great giveaway! And living this new idea of Whatever Wednesday! This first recipe is perfect for my family. Although, my picky husband will surely turn his nose up at the mushrooms. He’ll have to eat around them cause this is going on the menu this week!
Kate | Food Babbles Most Recent Post: Cherry Cream Cheese Braid ~ #TwelveLoaves August 2012
I will save this recipe and plan to make it when my parents visit in October. Chicken marsala is a favorite of theirs but I love the idea of having a casserole ready to go.
The giveaway looks great too. Although I’d love it for me, I think I’d send it to my grandmother so she could enjoy a surprise in the mail. I’ll be sure to check out the website.
Holly Most Recent Post: Hot Pepper Jelly
Whatever! Not really, this recipe looks wonderful. And I’m not gonna pretend, I’d order it for myself :D
Jen @ Savory Simple Most Recent Post: Toasted Orzo Risotto with Sweet Corn and Thyme
This sounds so good! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
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