Name: Open-Face Grilled Chicken, Maytag Blue Cheese, and Toasted Pecan Sandwich
Yield: Makes 2
Ingredients: One 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut in half lengthwise; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; Dash of Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons chopped pecans; 2 slices raisin pumpernickel bread; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, homemade or store-bought; 2 tablespoons Maytag Blue cheese; 8 watercress sprigs

Why it works: Chicken and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,888 recipes. Both carry acetic acid hexyl ester, which smells sweet, green. The science ↓

Open-Face Grilled Chicken, Maytag Blue Cheese, and Toasted Pecan Sandwich

Makes 2

Ingredients

One 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut in half lengthwise
2 tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chopped pecans
2 slices raisin pumpernickel bread
2 tablespoons mayonnaise, homemade or store-bought
2 tablespoons Maytag Blue cheese
8 watercress sprigs

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1217Calories

62 gProtein

52 gFat

125 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pecans	1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)	196
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Blue Cheese	1 oz (28g)	100
Raisin	1 small box (28g)	85
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Watercress	1 cup (34g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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

By epicurious. 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.

Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,888 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Olive + breadtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,091 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Olive + pecanstop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together716 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Pecans + blue cheesetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together47 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, olive, pepper, sauce, pecans, bread, blue cheese):

Avocadofits better
Figfits better
Grapefits better
Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, olive, pepper, sauce, pecans, bread, blue cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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