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Janet's Chicken Casserole

"This is a creamy delicious chicken casserole that can be served by itself or with a salad as a complete meal. It is very simple to make and very delicious! Individual servings can be warmed in the microwave as this makes a good size casserole. Enjoy!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Janet's Chicken Casserole

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 ↓

Janet's Chicken Casserole

8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1075Calories
77 gProtein
29 gFat
124 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Stuffingnot in our table0
Soupnot in our table0

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.

  1. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  2. Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Peas + carrottop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, bread, cream, chicken, mushroom, peas, carrot):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Lima beansfits better
  3. Peanutfits better
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, bread, cream, chicken, mushroom, peas, carrot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.