Name: Autumn Noodle Bake
Ingredients: 1 can cream of mushroom soup; ½ cup milk; 8 ounces chicken breast cooked and cubed; 8 ounces canned carrots drained; 8 ounces canned green beans drained; 4 ounces egg noodles cooked and drained; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded

Why it works: Mushroom and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Autumn Noodle Bake

Oven350°F

Time20 minutes

Ingredients

1 can cream of mushroom soup
½ cup milk
8 ounces chicken breast cooked and cubed
8 ounces canned carrots drained
8 ounces canned green beans drained
4 ounces egg noodles cooked and drained
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup cheddar cheese shredded

Directions

Prepare

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray a square casserole dish with cooking spray and set it aside.

Assemble and bake

In a mixing bowl, combine soup and milk, and mix well.
Stir in noodles, chicken, vegetables, and salt, and mix well again.
Spoon mixture into prepared dish and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake for 20 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

627Calories

56 gProtein

32 gFat

28 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
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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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.

Mushroom + chickentop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,172 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
Mushroom + cheddar cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together705 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Mushroom + carrottop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,796 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Carrot + green beanstop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together113 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Milk + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,964 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

What each ingredient does

Cream of mushroom soup: Provides a creamy, moist binding sauce that holds the casserole together.
Egg noodles: Add starchy bulk and body that soaks up the sauce as the casserole bakes.
Chicken breast: Supplies the main protein, adding savory flavor and substance.
Cheddar cheese: Melts over the top and adds richness and savory flavor.

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, mushroom, milk, chicken, carrot, egg, cheddar cheese):

Potatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Asparagusfits better
Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, mushroom, milk, chicken, carrot, egg, cheddar cheese. 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.