Name: Chicken and Noodles
Ingredients: 1 (1 pound) bag egg noodles; 29 ounces chicken; 1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup

Why it works: Chicken and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,241 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Chicken and Noodles

Ingredients

1 (1 pound) bag egg noodles
29 ounces chicken
1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup

Directions

Cook and drain the noodles.
Add the chicken (it may be rinsed and drained to lower fat) and the cream soup.
Heat thoroughly and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

309Calories

40 gProtein

14 gFat

3 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Soup	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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Chicken + creamtop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together6,241 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together42,166 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Egg + chickentop 30% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,991 recipes

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

Egg and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 42,166 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Egg noodles: Provide the starchy base and bulk that hold the creamy sauce.
Chicken: Supplies the main protein and substance of the dish.
Cream of chicken soup: Forms a creamy sauce that adds moisture and coats the noodles.

“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.