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Baked Garlic and Parmesan Chicken Wings

A great appetizer for game day. These chicken wings are baked, then coated with an awesome, buttery spice rub.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Baked Garlic and Parmesan Chicken Wings

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 ↓

Baked Garlic and Parmesan Chicken Wings

Serves 5
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

395Calories
42 gProtein
23 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 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 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. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, 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, pepper, butter, parmesan cheese):

  1. Garlicthe original
  2. Basilfits about as well
  3. Thymefits about as well
  4. Parsleyfits about as well

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