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Chicken Corn Chowder

By thevintagemixer · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Chicken Corn Chowder

Why it works: Butternut squash and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 214 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Chicken Corn Chowder

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1186Calories
68 gProtein
18 gFat
190 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By thevintagemixer. 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. Butternut squash + flourtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together214 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Cauliflower + green beanstop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Potato + green beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Potato + butternut squashtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together166 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, cauliflower, butternut squash, onion, flour, chicken, milk):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Broccolifits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, cauliflower, butternut squash, onion, flour, chicken, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.