Name: Creamy Italian Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed; 1/4 cup water; 1 packet dry Italian salad dressing mix (such as Kraft® Zesty Italian); 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese; 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushroom pieces and stems, drained

Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Creamy Italian Chicken

4 servings

Prep10 min

Cook4 hr

Ingredients

3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
1/4 cup water
1 packet dry Italian salad dressing mix (such as Kraft® Zesty Italian)
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushroom pieces and stems, drained

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

330Calories

35 gProtein

19 gFat

4 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 7 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Water	not in our table	0
Salad Dressing	not in our table	0
Soup	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.

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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.

Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,172 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
Mushroom + cream cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together180 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Cream + cream cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,087 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Cream + mushroomtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together4,500 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Chicken + cream cheesetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together380 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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