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Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks with Garlic Butter

A delicious oven-baked, gluten-free alternative to fried chicken, with an Italian twist. Great with bread to dip into the melted garlic butter (or serve with rice to keep it gluten-free). One of our family’s favorites.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks with Garlic Butter

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 ↓

Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks with Garlic Butter

Serves 6
Prep20 min
Cook1 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

381Calories
41 gProtein
22 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Chicken + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,846 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. Parmesan cheese + garlictop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,041 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Chicken + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,902 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

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