Amazing Tempeh-Couscous Concoction

I threw this together last night for dinner and ooohhhhh is it amazing. Seriously. Take a deep breath and try Tempeh - it's so very yummy, and good for you too! You can make this vegetarian by leaving out the chicken or, if you're afraid of Tempeh, leave that out add a bit more chicken in it's place.

Amazing Tempeh-Couscous Concoction

Ingredients:
Marinade/Sauce:
1/2 c. olive oil
1/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. teriyaki sauce
3 Tbsp. honey
2-3 Tbsp lemon juice (to taste)
3" cube fresh ginger (peeled & minced)
4 large garlic cloves (minced)

Main Dish:
Olive oil or pam
8 oz package Tempeh, cut into 1/2" chunks (I use flax tempeh)
2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
3 carrots, chopped
1 package frozen chopped broccoli
1 package frozen chopped spinach
1 c. water
1/2 c. uncooked couscous
salt & pepper, to taste

Directions:
1. Whisk together the sauce and mix in the cubed tempeh in a bowl to start marinading while you cook everything else.
2. Heat a splash of oil in a large pot (or spray the pot with pam) and brown the chicken. When the chicken is cooked all the way through, take it out of the pot and add it to the bowl with the tempeh and marinade.
3. Add carrots to the hot oil and saute them for ~5 minutes, until they start to change color/soften.
3. Add sauce/tempeh/chicken stuff, broccoli, spinach and water. You can thaw your broccoli and spinach, but don't drain them - you need the liquid. I was throwing this together last minute so didn't have mine thawed.
4. Cook until it's boiling (this may take longer if you start with frozen veg).
5. Remove from heat, stir in couscous, cover and let stand 10 minutes. Stir before serving.

A few other notes to make this easier. :)
- If you have a garlic press - USE IT! I also smooshify (yes, that's a word. Smoosh-i-fy.) the ginger in it by cutting the ginger into 1/2" slices and then squishing it in the garlic press. The goinger won't come out but if you pull the smooshed guts out of the press and then cut them a bit they mix into the sauce really easy. Just be careful, when you squeeze the ginger juice comes out (that you want in the sauce!) but don't lick your fingers after. :)
- I don't peel carrots anymore. I used to always peel them and then I read on Pioneer Woman that she didn't peel them and I thought .. huh. Why do I peel them anyways? So now I just wash them well, cut off the ends and go chop-crazy!