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Chicken-Vegetable Pot Pies

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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-Vegetable Pot Pies

Ingredients

Directions

  1. peeled and cut into ½" cubes combine chicken and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken, reserving broth. Bone chicken, and cut meat into bite-size pieces; set aside. Add potatoes, celery, and bouillon pwder to broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1173Calories
59 gProtein
38 gFat
148 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
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. Potato + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Chicken + potatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).

  4. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Potato + mushroomtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together968 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, potato, flour, milk, mushroom, buttermilk):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Dillfits about as well
  4. Celerythe original

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

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