Why it works: Chicken and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓
Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
Fill the chicken with cooked rice, corn, salt, and lightly fried chopped onion.
Sew up the chicken and bake it in the oven, pouring butter over it regularly.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 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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Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,769 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
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Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,814 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
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Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,433 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Onion + buttertop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together42,912 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Chicken + buttertop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together13,902 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Chicken
- Forms the main body of the dish and provides the protein that the stuffing surrounds.
- Rice
- Fills the cavity and soaks up juices, giving the stuffing a moist, tender texture.
- Corn
- Adds sweetness and a soft, juicy bite to the stuffing.
- Onion
- Frying it lightly softens its sharpness and adds savoury aroma to the stuffing.
- Butter
- Adds fat that carries heat to the surface, promoting browning and a rich flavour.
The step that matters
Pouring butter over the chicken regularly. Butter is fat that helps the skin brown and stops the exterior drying out during a long roast. Regular basting spreads it evenly over the surface.
Swap the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, rice, butter):
- Potatofits better
- Asparagusfits about as well
- Onionthe original
- Tomatofits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, rice, butter. 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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