Why it works: Basil and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,390 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓
Chicken Lasagna
Ingredients
Directions
Melt butter in skillet. Saute' onions until transparent. Add mushrooms, basil oregano, salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes.
Blend tomatoes in blender or processor. Add to mushrooms. Simmer while making cream sauce, adding more tomatoes if needed. Stir in chicken.
Cream Sauce:
Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in flour, cooking and stirring for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add broth, stirring until thickened. Stir in half&half over low heat.
Lasagna Layering:
Spoon small amount of cream sauce in baking pan. Place 3 cooked noodles in baking pan. Add 1/3 of meat mixture and 1/3 of cream sauce. Sprinkle each layer with cheese.
Repeat with remaining noodles and sauces. Sprinkle top with parmesan cheese.
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Mozzarella Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 85 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Lasagna | 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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Basil + oreganotop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,390 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,979 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Tomato + oreganotop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,767 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,172 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
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Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together5,294 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, butter, mushroom, tomato, basil, oregano, pepper):
- Capsicumfits better
- Eggplantfits better
- Spinachfits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, butter, mushroom, tomato, basil, oregano, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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