Why it works: Sage and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,485 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
The recipe
16 servingsIngredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Melt the butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, celery and sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 10 to 12 minutes until soft and lightly browned.
Stir the parsley, poultry seasoning, dried sage, dried thyme, dried marjoram, salt and black pepper into the vegetables and cook for 1 minute.
Grease a 6-quart slow cooker. Place the dry bread cubes in the slow cooker and add the vegetable mixture, tossing to combine.
Whisk the chicken broth with the beaten eggs in a bowl. Pour over the bread mixture and toss gently until evenly moistened. Add a splash of extra broth if the bread looks dry.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, gently stirring once halfway through, until the stuffing is set and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center reads 165°F (74°C).
Uncover the slow cooker and cook on high for about 30 minutes to crisp the top. Serve hot.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Sage + thymetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,485 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9,057 recipes
Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
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Celery + parsleytop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together6,805 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Parsley + sagetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,445 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Butter + breadtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together27,145 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, celery, parsley, mushroom, bread, sage, thyme):
- Carrotbetter flavor fit
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against butter, celery, parsley, mushroom, bread, sage, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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