Gravy-Smothered Chicken
with Honey-Roasted Carrots & Zesty Couscous
- Wheat
We’re crazy for gravy around here—and you’re about to see why! A silky onion gravy enhanced with fresh thyme and enriched with beef and chicken stock is just what you want to spoon over savory seared pork chops. And yes, some of that savory goodness is bound to run over into your sides, but don’t you worry … our chefs designed it that way. If everything gets mixed up, it’s all gravy!
Ingredients
¼ ounce
Thyme
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
½ cup
Pearl Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Onion
12 ounce
Carrot
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
4 teaspoon
Honey
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Trim and peel carrots; halve lengthwise and cut crosswise on a diagonal into ½-inch pieces. Strip thyme leaves from stems; finely chop leaves until you have 2 tsp (4 tsp for 4 servings). Halve, peel, and finely dice half the onion; thinly slice remaining half. Zest and quarter lemon.
• Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, honey, ¼ tsp chopped thyme (½ tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (You’ll use more thyme later.) • Roast until browned and tender, 12-15 minutes.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 2-3 minutes. • Add couscous; cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, 10-20 seconds. • Add half the chicken stock concentrates, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4) and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. • Drain any excess water if necessary. Stir in a pinch of lemon zest. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• Pat pork* dry with paper towels. Place in a medium bowl; season all over with Fry Seasoning, half the flour (you’ll use the rest in the next step), ½ tsp chopped thyme (¾ tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-5 minutes per side. • Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board to rest. Wipe out pan.
Simply cook through this step as instructed, swapping in chicken for pork; cook, 3-5 minutes per side.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in same pan over medium heat. Add sliced onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. • Add a drizzle of oil, remaining flour, and ¼ tsp chopped thyme (½ tsp for 4); cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. • Whisk in 1 cup water (2 cups for 4), beef stock concentrate, remaining chicken stock concentrates, and juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4). Bring to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Slice pork crosswise. • Divide couscous and carrots between plates. Top couscous with pork and as much gravy as you like. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Slice chicken crosswise.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the dish, especially praising the delicious gravy and honey-roasted carrots. Some found it bland, suggesting extra seasoning.
- Ease of prep: While some found it simple, others felt it was more work-intensive than expected. The gravy took longer to thicken for many.
- Suggestions: Consider reducing water in the gravy for quicker thickening. Try mixing chicken, sauce, and carrots together at the end for extra flavor.
- Portions: Several customers wished for larger portions, with some planning to order double next time 🍽️.
- Couscous: Adults generally enjoyed the couscous, finding it paired well with the carrots. Some preferred rice as an alternative.
Reviews from our home cooks
Really yummy and simple to make. At the end I cut the chicken, put it in the sauce, and mixed in the honey carrots and it came out so delicious.
Food was delicious. For a 4 person recipe, 2c of water in the gravy took FOREVER to cook. Wish this was called out in the instructions for a time update.
The sauce was so delicious, even my kids liked it. They did not like the couscous, however (but the adults thought the couscous was delicious). The honey that came in the package was crystallized rendering it difficult to use.
The dish itself is very good - but something seemed off in the proportions when making the pan sauce. Not enough flour or too much water. I ended up having to add more flour from my pantry otherwise the sauce was never going to thicken enough.
BY FAR THE BEST MEAL WE'VE HAD!!! We exchanged the meat for chicken (not a fan of pork) ... it was delicious!!! Our favorite so far
Fantastic pan sauce! Prefer rice to couscous but it was fine.
Everything tasted wonderful. I had a little trouble getting everything at the right time and with the spices but it all turned out.
Teen grandson and I made this together. Good instructions and we both loved the finished dish, practically licked the plate.
This one was different. The gravy has a wang to it... Maybe I just added too much lemon, possibly. It wasn't bad, but I wouldn't say I was head over heels for it...
The gravy recipe used way too much water. Had to cook it down for 20 minutes until it was the consistency of gravy. Everything else was good
