Name: Creamy Chipotle Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 1/4 cup melted butter; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes; 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced; 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers

Why it works: Pepper and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,451 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓

Creamy Chipotle Chicken

4 servings

Prep15 min

Cook6 hr

Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup melted butter
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes
3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced
1 tablespoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

441Calories

34 gProtein

31 gFat

7 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Soup	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, butter, pepper, garlic, cream, cream cheese, sauce):

Parsleyfits better
Capersfits better
Tarragonfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, butter, pepper, garlic, cream, cream cheese, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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