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Gram's Chicken Pot Pie Updated

"Comfort food at its finest--this chicken pot pie with a puff pastry crust is full of vegetables, chunks of chicken and shredded Cheddar cheese; and it's on the table in no time."

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Gram's Chicken Pot Pie Updated

Why it works: Carrot and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,555 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Gram's Chicken Pot Pie Updated

6 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

788Calories
60 gProtein
48 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Soupnot in our table0
Pastrynot 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.

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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. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

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

  2. Broccoli + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,442 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  3. Carrot + peastop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Broccoli + peastop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together402 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Broccoli + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

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

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

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, broccoli, carrot, pepper, cream, cheese, egg):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Cashew nutfits about as well
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, broccoli, carrot, pepper, cream, cheese, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.