Why it works: Dill and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 669 recipes. Both carry p-mentha-1,3,8-triene, which smells camphor, herbal. The science ↓
Dijon Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut each breast into two pieces; put pieces on a wooden cutting board and pound them with with a meat mallet or the side of a rolling until ½" thick. Heat margarine in a large frying pan; add garlic and cook 2 minutes over medium heat. Brown chicken pieces 3 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken to a 1 ½-quart shalloe casserole. Put the wine, the water, mustard, dill weed, salt and pepper into the frying pan. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute. Pour over chicken in casserole. Cover and bake 30 minuetes. Add parsley; baste the chicken with the sauce and cook 5 more minutes. Food exchanges per serving: 4 lean meat exchanges; cal: 223; cho: 2g; pro: 27; fat: 9g; sod: 235; cho: 73; low-sodium diets: omit salt.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Dill | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| 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.
Explore the science
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.
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Dill + parsleytop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together669 recipes
Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).
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Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together34,122 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Mustard + dilltop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together560 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,630 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, garlic, white wine, dill, pepper, parsley):
- Potatofits better
- Carrotfits better
- Shallotfits better
- Mustardthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, garlic, white wine, dill, pepper, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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