Name: No Prep Crockpot Creamy Basil Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 whole Chicken Breasts; 1 can (29 Oz. Size) Chopped Tomatoes; 2 cups Water Or Chicken Broth; 1 Tablespoon Dried Basil; 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder; 1 dash Salt And Pepper; ½ teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes; 8 ounces, weight Package Neufchatel Cheese (or Cream Cheese)

Why it works: Tomato and basil are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,979 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

No Prep Crockpot Creamy Basil Chicken

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook6 hr

Ingredients

4 whole Chicken Breasts
1 can (29 Oz. Size) Chopped Tomatoes
2 cups Water Or Chicken Broth
1 Tablespoon Dried Basil
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 dash Salt And Pepper
½ teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
8 ounces, weight Package Neufchatel Cheese (or Cream Cheese)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

418Calories

42 gProtein

24 gFat

11 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	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.

Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,979 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Basil + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,805 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,294 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

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

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, tomato, garlic, pepper, cheese):

Basilthe original
Thymefits about as well
Oreganofits about as well
Cuminfits about as well

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

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