Sargent Choice Cooking: Pan Seared Chicken With Sage

Move over, Iron Chefs. BU has its own culinary king: executive chef Walter Dunphy, who is appearing before the cameras to prepare a healthful and scrumptious midwinter meal for Bostonia's online audience. Dunphy makes a meal whose recipe he created especially for alumni, one that features the traditional flavors of a New England winter: pan-seared chicken with sage over a salad of warm wild rice, butternut squash, and sun-dried fruit, accompanied by sautéed haricots verts.

The recipe follows guidelines established by BU's Sargent Choice program, a three-year-old nutritional and culinary collaboration between the dietitians at Sargent College and the chefs at BU's Dining Services. Using whole grains, fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, lean proteins, and heart-healthy oils, Sargent's nutritionists create healthy and delicious (that's insisted upon) recipes for baked goods, sandwiches, pizzas, soups, and even desserts. Then Dining Services prepares them for sale in retail outlets and at dining halls across campus, where theyve become a familiar and healthy alternative to cheese fries or mystery Chinese.

"The great thing about this meal is that its relatively easy to put together, but it seems complex when you deliver it to your family," Dunphy says. "They'll think you're kind of a pro. And its also very healthy."

Dunphy, a chef for more than twenty years, oversees several hundred culinary employees, supervises a catering staff that runs more than 4,000 events annually, and heads all campus-wide culinary initiatives. He has prepared meals for many dignitaries and celebrities, including President George W. Bush, poet and author Maya Angelou, former First Lady Barbara Bush (Hon.'89), Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan, and Oprah Winfrey.

For the recipe, check out http://www.bu.edu/bostonia/winter09/dunphy/

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[jaffey2006]

ah yeah deglaze the fuck outta that pan

[wadaledu]

@wdunphy1967 it's a mobile phone company. I think I meant to say sprite*

[wdunphy1967]

@wadaledu what is sprint?

[wdunphy1967]

@josh1josh1josh1 yes it was olive oil

[josh1josh1josh1]

what liquid did you add right before adding the chicken? olive oil?

[MsLadyJ138]

YES Chef! =D

[unluckymonkeyboy]

I'm always very unsure of the temp I should sear/cook chicken at. All my chicken dishes never turn out exactly the way they should, I htink because I'm always worried about over/under cooking.

[wadaledu]

i used sprint instead of sparkling apple cider, and it didn't work.

[JakeLeslieFIlms]

great video

[BrokeToeProductions]

Deliciously simple, well taught.