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Slow Cooker Stuffing

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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 servings
Prep25 min
Cook8 hr 55 min

Ingredients

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.

  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, celery and sliced mushrooms and cook about 8 minutes, stirring, until softened.

  2. Stir in the poultry seasoning, dried sage, dried thyme, dried marjoram, salt and ground black pepper and cook 1 minute more.

  3. Place the dry bread cubes in a slow cooker. Add the vegetable mixture and toss to combine.

  4. Whisk the chicken broth and beaten eggs together in a bowl, then pour over the bread and stir until evenly moistened.

  5. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours 30 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until the bread is tender and set.

  6. Check that the center of the stuffing reaches 160°F (71°C) for the eggs to be fully cooked. If not, cook longer and check again.

  7. Stir in the fresh parsley, fluff with a fork and serve hot.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Sage + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,485 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Celery + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together6,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Parsley + sagetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,445 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Butter + breadtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned 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):

  1. Carrotbetter flavor fit
  2. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  3. Potatobetter flavor fit
  4. 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).