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Chicken Asparagus Swiss Casserole

This is an elegant and flavorful casserole that’s quick enough for a weeknight dinner, but special enough for company. If you don’t like the taste of wine in your food, substitute chicken broth.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Chicken Asparagus Swiss Casserole

Why it works: Swiss cheese and romano cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Chicken Asparagus Swiss Casserole

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1087Calories
75 gProtein
31 gFat
119 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
White Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Swiss cheese + romano cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7 recipes

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

  2. Tarragon + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together901 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  3. Asparagus + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together138 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Asparagus + mustardtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Swiss cheese + white winetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together101 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).

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

Swap the tarragon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, asparagus, mustard, swiss cheese, white wine, bread, romano cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Tarragonthe original
  4. Celeryfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, asparagus, mustard, swiss cheese, white wine, bread, romano cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.