Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓
Herbed Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Combine potatoes and lemon slices in a baking or roasting pan.
Place chicken on top.
Bake
Combine soup mix, water and oil in a bowl and pour over chicken and potatoes.
Bake 50 minutes, uncovered, or until chicken is done and potatoes are tender.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 5 of 8 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Savory | not in our table | 0 |
| Soup | not in our table | 0 |
| 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.
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.
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Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together25,665 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,517 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together6,458 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,850 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11,922 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Chicken breast halves
- Provides the main protein, which cooks through in the oven alongside the potatoes.
- Potatoes
- Absorb the seasoned liquid and soften into tender layers as they bake.
- Soup mix
- Supplies the herb and seasoning flavor that coats the chicken and potatoes.
- Olive oil
- Adds fat that carries the seasoning and helps the surfaces brown lightly.
The step that matters
Bake until the chicken is done and the potatoes are tender. Bone-in chicken must reach a safe internal temperature, and potatoes need enough time to cook through. Checking both before serving prevents underdone meat or hard potato slices.
Swap the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, chicken, garlic, olive):
- Avocadofits better
- Limefits about as well
- Coconutfits about as well
- Lemonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against potato, chicken, garlic, olive. 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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