Chicken Scallopini with Lemon Butter Pasta

Instructions

1. Gather all the ingredients.
2. Pound the chicken tenders with meat pounder to flatten them. Season them with salt and pepper. Diced onion and bacon into small pieces and slice garlic.
3. Start boiling water to cook pasta in a large pot. When the pasta is cooked, drain the water but please remember to keep ½ cup of the water that was used to cook the pasta. Set aside if the pasta sauce is not cooked yet.
4. Meanwhile in a large frying pan, heat olive oil on medium heat. Fry the chicken on both sides until slightly browned. Transfer onto a plate and set aside.
5. In the same frying pan, saute the onions and garlic for 1-2 minutes.
6. Add the bacon and cook until the onions become translucent.
7. Add the thyme and mushrooms and sauté until the mushrooms become soft.
8. Add the tomatoes, cream, butter, and lemon juice. Bring it to a simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste. If you add bacon, it's already salty so be careful not to make it too salty (keep in mind the pasta will make the sauce more bland). Remove from heat.
9. By this time the pasta is cooked already, so add the pasta in the pan and toss it in the creamy sauce. Slowly stir in the pasta water to loosen up and thin out the sauce.
10. Add the chicken to the pan and toss lightly so that the chicken will warm up. Serve the pasta on the serving plates, top with the chicken and sauce. Garnish with arugula and sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
11. You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for a month.