Rice and Chicken

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. Parsley + carrottop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together8,053 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

2. Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

3. Parsley + celerytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,810 recipes

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

4. Parsley + broccolitop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together653 recipes

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

5. Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,769 recipes

   Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

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

What each ingredient does

Long grain rice

Absorbs the boiling water and cooks into the body of the casserole.

Butter or margarine

Adds fat that enriches flavor and helps the chicken skin crisp and brown.

Chicken

Provides the main protein, cooking through in the oven with the rice.

Chicken bouillon

Seasons the cooking liquid so the rice and vegetables absorb savory flavor.

Carrots

Add sweetness and a firm texture that holds up during baking.

Broccoli

Adds color and a tender vegetable texture to the casserole.

The step that matters

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, butter, chicken, onion, parsley, carrot, celery):

1. Potatofits better
2. Leekfits better
3. Turnipfits better
4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, butter, chicken, onion, parsley, carrot, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.