Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pound asparagus
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves, stripped from 6 to 7 sprigs
- Coarse salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, eyeball it
- 2 pounds chicken tenders
- 1/2 cup white wine, eyeball it
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock (available on soup aisle in paper boxes), divided
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup grainy, stone-ground mustard
- 1 1/2 cups, about 1/2 pound, seedless red grapes, halved
- 2 cups couscous
Directions
Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
Trim tough ends of asparagus and save for soup. Place asparagus in a large bowl and toss with about 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons of chopped thyme leaves and salt and pepper. Spread the asparagus out on a cookie sheet and roast 10 to 12 minutes until the asparagus is tender and crispy at the tips.
Heat a large skillet over medium to medium high heat; add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, and 2 tablespoons butter to the pan. Place flour in a shallow dish. Season chicken with salt and pepper then dredge the tenders in flour and add it to the pan. Cook chicken 7 to 8 minutes until browned. Add wine and scrape up browned bits as wine cooks down and bubbles, 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup stock to skillet. Combine cream and mustard and add to stock. Add grapes to the pan and turn chicken and grapes to coat and combine with the sauce. Simmer 5 minutes over low heat.
Bring remaining 2 cups chicken stock and remaining tablespoon of fresh thyme to a boil in a small pot. Add couscous. Put a tight fitting lid on pot and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
Serve tenders and grapes on couscous alongside asparagus


















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By lucky13emt
on December 18, 2011
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I like to make dinner for the Sunday night duty crews since we're away from our families and still crave home cooked meals instead of fast food. I was nervous making this, but it was a huge hit, especially the asparagus (that was a shock!!! Thanks for an awesome dish to add to the rotation!
By dfitfanatic_130...
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on February 01, 2011
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I love this recipe, my kids love it too! It is easy to cook and I use whole milk instead of heavy cream. Everyone that I have served it to loves it. I have also served it with egg noodles as my kids (under 11 crowd are not too excited about couscous.
By baby butterfly
on November 19, 2010
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i love it i cook it all the time
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