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Chicken Pâté I

A chilled chicken pâté made with minced chicken, neufchatel cheese, onion, sherry, mayonnaise, lemon juice, hot sauce, nutmeg, and paprika.

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Why it works: Lemon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,318 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Chicken Pâté I

Timeovernight

Ingredients

Directions

Make the pâté

  1. Combine chicken, neufchatel, onion, sherry, mayonnaise, lemon juice, hot sauce, and nutmeg in a container of electric blender; process until smooth.

  2. Transfer mixture to a 2‑cup mold coated with cooking spray (pam).

  3. Cover and chill overnight.

Unmold and serve

  1. Unmold onto a serving plate.

  2. Sprinkle with paprika.

  3. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.

  4. Serve with melba toast rounds or unsalted crackers.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

457Calories
46 gProtein
20 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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.

  1. Lemon + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,318 recipes

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

  2. Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  3. Cheese + sherrytop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together143 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).

  4. Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,936 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  5. Chicken + sherrytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together891 recipes

    Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken breast
Provides the main body and protein structure of the pâté.
Neufchatel cheese
Adds creaminess and fat, giving the pâté a smooth, spreadable texture.
Mayonnaise
Adds fat and moisture, helping the pâté stay smooth and rich.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavour and balances the rich dairy and fat.
Dry sherry
Adds a mild, aromatic sharpness that deepens the savoury flavour.

The step that matters

Blend until smooth, then chill overnight. Processing fully breaks the chicken and cheese into a uniform emulsion, which gives a smooth texture. Chilling overnight lets the mixture firm up enough to hold its shape when unmolded.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, cheese, onion, sherry, sauce, nutmeg):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Grapefits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, cheese, onion, sherry, sauce, nutmeg. 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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