Name: Bruschetta Breaded Chicken Fingers
Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless, boneless chicken breasts; 1 egg, beaten; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup crushed TWISTOS Bruschetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites; Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; ½ cup vegetable oil for frying

Why it works: Chicken and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,850 recipes. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Bruschetta Breaded Chicken Fingers

Ingredients

2 boneless, skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 egg, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup crushed TWISTOS Bruschetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
½ cup vegetable oil for frying

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

976Calories

59 gProtein

32 gFat

110 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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 whatsgabycooking. 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 + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Buttermilk + flourtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Garlic + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,149 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Buttermilk + garlictop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together285 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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 (chicken, egg, buttermilk, flour, pepper):

Tarragonfits about as well
Dillfits about as well
Parsleyfits about as well
Garlicthe original

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

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