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Crispy Parmesan Chicken with Garlic Herb Couscous & Lemony Roasted Carrots

This was a repeat meal in the cave. I knew this was going to be a homerun. Native1 is obsessed with couscous Native2 loves roasted carrots. Gatherer was a bit surprised they put up a little bit of a stink on the chicken but they eventually ate it. It has this fantastic smoky paprika flavor that Gatherer loves. I cheated a bit and used Dukes as the binding agent rather than the sour cream listed in the recipe. Dukes makes everything better.

The carrots could have roasted a smidge bit longer but it was late and we were all hungry. I even skipped my customary glass (bottle of) wine to have a little sweet tea with this one. I like how it has hints of fried chicken without the calories or the cave smelling like hot oil for a day. From start of mise en place to dinner plated and photo complete this meal takes me about an hour. The chicken ALWAYS needs to cook longer than the recipe calls for (I swear it doesn't come out dry) and I build that in to my cook time.

Rated: Gallon of Milos

This is an easy to reproduce meal and is very easy to scale up if you have guests coming. If you needed to save time you could prep the couscous and the carrots ahead and reheat while the chicken bakes. I've also served couscous and roasted carrots chilled before but that may not appeal to everyone.