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Easy Garlic Chicken

A skillet chicken dish seasoned with garlic powder, seasoning salt, onion powder and butter.

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Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Easy Garlic Chicken

Time10 to 15 minutes on each side

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.

  2. Add chicken and sprinkle with garlic powder, seasoning salt and onion powder.

  3. Sauté about 10 to 15 minutes on each side, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

315Calories
32 gProtein
15 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  3. Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Butter + oniontop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together42,912 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Butter + chickentop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,902 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken breast halves
Provides the lean protein that turns firm and opaque as it cooks through.
Butter
Adds fat that conducts heat well and helps the chicken brown in the pan.
Garlic powder
Adds a savory garlic aroma that seasons the chicken as it cooks.
Onion powder
Adds a mild savory onion note that rounds out the seasoning.

The step that matters

Cooking the chicken through. Thick breast halves cook unevenly, so the outside can dry out before the center is done. Cook until the meat is opaque and firm throughout and the juices run clear, checking the thickest part.

“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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