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Chicken and Mushrooms Over Noodles.

A dish of chicken and mushrooms served over homemade noodles with a creamy sauce.

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Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Chicken and Mushrooms Over Noodles.

Time45 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the noodles

  1. Combine flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt on a pastry board and make a well in the center.

  2. Whisk eggs, milk, and olive oil in a bowl until well blended.

  3. Gradually pour the egg mixture into the well in the flour while mixing with fingertips.

  4. Knead the dough about 10 minutes or until it is elastic.

  5. Separate the dough into three pieces, wrap each with plastic wrap, and let sit for about 30 minutes.

  6. Remove the dough and roll each piece flat on a lightly floured countertop as flat as possible without tearing.

  7. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into noodles about 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide.

  8. Drop the noodles into a pot of salted boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes.

  9. Drain the noodles and rinse them with cold water.

  10. Set the noodles aside.

Make the chicken sauce

  1. Cut the chicken breasts into small pieces and brown them in melted butter over medium-high heat.

  2. Add the chopped onion to the chicken and cook covered for 5 minutes.

  3. Add the sliced mushrooms, water, salt, and paprika, and mix well.

  4. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and cover.

  5. Simmer for 45 minutes.

  6. Mix the sour cream and flour together until smooth, then add to the pan and stir until the sauce is smooth.

  7. Add the noodles to the pan and bring to a boil.

  8. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

  9. Remove from heat and let sit for about 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens to the desired consistency.

Serve

  1. Ladle the chicken and sauce over the warm noodles and garnish with chopped scallions.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1227Calories
79 gProtein
44 gFat
126 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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.

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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 + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  2. Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  3. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

All-purpose flour
Forms the gluten network that gives the noodle dough its structure and chew.
Eggs
Add richness and structure to the noodle dough, helping it hold together when rolled.
Chicken breasts
Provide the main protein, browned for flavor before simmering in the sauce.
Butter
Adds fat and browning flavor when the chicken is seared.
Mushrooms
Release moisture and savory flavor into the sauce as they cook.
Sour cream
Adds tang and creaminess, thickening the sauce with the flour.

The step that matters

Mixing the sour cream and flour before adding. Flour mixed into sour cream first disperses evenly and avoids lumps; added directly to hot liquid it can clump. Sour cream can also curdle if it boils hard, so keep the sauce at a gentle simmer once it is in.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, egg, milk, olive, chicken, butter, mushroom):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, egg, milk, olive, chicken, butter, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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