Name: Lime, Chicken & Broccoli Skillet Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Sweet Cream Butter; 1 Tablespoon Canola Oil; 1 bunch Fresh Broccoli Spears (rinsed, Drained, Cut Into Pieces); 2 whole (8 Oz. Size) Skinless, Boneless, Chicken Breasts (cut Into Chunks); 1 whole Lime ( For Zest And Juice); 1 teaspoon Black Pepper; 1-½ cup Low Sodium Chicken Stock; ½ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese; ¼ cups Plain Bread Crumbs (or Panko)

Why it works: Lime and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lime, Chicken & Broccoli Skillet Bake

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Sweet Cream Butter
1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
1 bunch Fresh Broccoli Spears (rinsed, Drained, Cut Into Pieces)
2 whole (8 Oz. Size) Skinless, Boneless, Chicken Breasts (cut Into Chunks)
1 whole Lime ( For Zest And Juice)
1 teaspoon Black Pepper
1-½ cup Low Sodium Chicken Stock
½ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
¼ cups Plain Bread Crumbs (or Panko)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1074Calories

59 gProtein

43 gFat

112 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6

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.

Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Broccoli + limetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together287 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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 lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, butter, canola oil, broccoli, chicken, pepper, parmesan cheese):

Lemonfits better
Avocadofits better
Coconutfits better
Limethe original

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

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