Name: Quinoa with Celery and Mushrooms
Yield: Makes about 7 cups
Ingredients: 3 cups chicken stock; 1 1/2 cups quinoa; 3 medium stalks celery, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1 cup), leaves reserved; 1 cup wild mushrooms, cut into pieces and sautéed; 1/2 cup lightly packed celery leaves, finely chopped; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper

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 ↓

Quinoa with Celery and Mushrooms

Makes about 7 cups

Ingredients

3 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 cups quinoa
3 medium stalks celery, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1 cup), leaves reserved
1 cup wild mushrooms, cut into pieces and sautéed
1/2 cup lightly packed celery leaves, finely chopped
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

414Calories

42 gProtein

8 gFat

44 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Quinoa	1 cup cooked (185g)	222
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
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 + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,172 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Quinoa + celerytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together54 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Quinoa + mushroomtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together51 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
Celery + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,006 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, quinoa, mushroom, pepper):

Garlicfits better
Thymefits better
Cuminfits better
Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, quinoa, mushroom, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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