Chicken and Mushroom Cream Pasta

Name: Chicken and Mushroom Cream Pasta
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 chicken tenderloins; 8 oz spaghetti; 1/2 lb assorted sliced mushrooms - cremini, baby bella, shiitake; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 cup grated parmesan; to taste Salt and pepper

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Chicken and Mushroom Cream Pasta

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Ingredients

2 servings

3chicken tenderloins
8 ozspaghetti
1/2 lbassorted sliced mushrooms - cremini, baby bella, shiitake
2 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspolive oil
1/2 cupheavy cream
2 tbspbutter
3 tbsplemon juice
1/4 cupgrated parmesan
to taste Salt and pepper

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Steps

1

Boil a pot of salted water and cook spaghetti to a minute short of al dente
2

Slice chicken into small pieces and season with salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes in a hot skillet with olive oil until just done, then remove from skillet and set aside
3

In the same skillet, heat oil and minced garlic until fragrant. Add mushrooms and brown for several minutes
4

Add cooked spaghetti to skillet along with a splash of pasta water, and return chicken to the skillet. Pour in heavy cream and cook until sauce starts to thicken.
5

Add lemon juice and butter, then turn off heat and mix until butter is completely melted. Check the sauce, and add salt and pepper to taste.
6

Separate pasta into two large bowls, then top with grated parmesan. Serve hot.