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Chicken Mozzarella

A baked chicken casserole with Bisquick coating, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, paprika, chili sauce, and melted mozzarella.

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Why it works: Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Chicken Mozzarella

Time45 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Brush bottom of 9x13 baking dish with oil.

  2. Mix Bisquick, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, paprika, and pepper; coat chicken.

  3. Arrange skin sides down in pan.

Bake

  1. Bake 45 minutes.

  2. Turn chicken.

Top and finish

  1. Divide chili sauce among breast halves.

  2. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

  3. Bake until melted, about 5 minutes longer.

  4. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

493Calories
48 gProtein
31 gFat
4 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Saucenot in our table0

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.

  1. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Chicken + mozzarella cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together600 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Parmesan cheese + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Parmesan cheese + chickentop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,846 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Pepper + chickentop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,958 recipes

    Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken breast halves
Form the main body of the dish, cooking through in the oven.
Bisquick
Forms a coating that browns and crisps on the chicken as it bakes.
Chili sauce
Adds moisture and a tangy, sweet flavour as it warms over the chicken.
Mozzarella cheese
Melts into a stretchy, savoury layer over the chicken.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savoury flavour and helps the coating brown.

The step that matters

Adding the mozzarella and baking until melted. The cheese only needs to melt, so the final 5 minutes should be watched closely. Extra time in the oven dries out lean chicken and can make the cheese oily and tough.

“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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