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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
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Season chicken with salt and pepper, top each tender with 2 leaves of sage.
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Wrap each tender with a slice of ham.
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Coat the tenders liberally in olive oil, a couple of tablespoons.
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Arrange meat on baking sheet on parchment paper and bake until crispy and firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
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To serve, slice meat on bias and pile on Wild Mushroom Broken Spaghetti Risotto with Arugula and Hazelnuts.
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Alternatively, skewer the tenders and serve with lemon wedges on a plate as first or second course.
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Wild Mushroom Broken Spaghetti Risotto with Arugula and Hazelnuts:
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Place mushrooms, stock and water in a sauce pot and heat, keep warm on low.
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Heat a medium saute pan or risotto pan with 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan, over medium to medium-high heat.
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Add onions and garlic to pan, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and saute until tender 4 to 5 minutes.
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Add pasta and toast until deeply golden in color and very nutty in fragrance, 6 to 7 minutes.
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Stir in wine and let it cook away, 1 minute.
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Ladle in stock every few minutes, stirring for a good minute with each addition of stock to develop starches.
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Evaporate almost all of the liquid before each addition of stock.
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Pasta will cook up quicker then rice.
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Start tasting after about 8 to 9 minutes of cooking time once you begin to add stock.
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When you are down to the last cup of your liquids, remove mushrooms, chop and add to pasta.
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While the pasta cooks, toast hazelnuts in a skillet until fragrant.
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Peel nuts by rubbing the skins off in a clean kitchen towel.
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When pasta is cooked to al dente, stir butter into the pan then stir in the cheese.
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Dress arugula with lemon juice, a drizzle olive oil, and salt and pepper, to taste.
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Serve risotto in shallow bowls topped with greens and nuts.
