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Super Chicken Casserole

"Make it quickly, make it ahead, whatever works for you.  This flavorful casserole has protein, starch and vegetables all in one-dish.  It's a terrific weeknight dinner that has a tasty surprise ingredient - stuffing."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Super Chicken Casserole

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Super Chicken Casserole

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1034Calories
73 gProtein
44 gFat
88 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Garlic + pastatop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,079 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  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 garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, butter, cream, milk, mozzarella cheese, pepper, pasta):

  1. Basilfits about as well
  2. Garlicthe original
  3. Nutmegfits about as well
  4. Capersfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, butter, cream, milk, mozzarella cheese, pepper, pasta. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.