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A Skillet Dinner That Checks All the Boxes

The New York Times recipe pairs coconut chicken with sweet potato, green vegetables and lime for an easy weeknight skillet dinner aimed at busy families; boxes remain unchecked.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on The Midday Show
Published 12:05 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by The New York Times: “A Skillet Dinner That Checks All the Boxes”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:05 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe New York Times has a skillet dinner today with coconut chicken, sweet potato, green veggies and lime, and it says it checks all the boxes!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomebody keeps a list of boxes. I'd like to meet that person.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm giving it a nine point five. I can taste the lime shouting at the coconut milk like a lifeguard!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA six. The sweet potato sits there sweetly, waiting for applause nobody planned.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI had a turkey wrap, and I named it Gary.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVending machine pretzels, two of them, standing at a copier. Chat, what's your saddest lunch today?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI rate myself a two.

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