Name: Slumber Party Pizza
Ingredients: 1 prebaked 12-inch pizza crust; 3 cups shredded cooked chicken; 1 cup barbecue sauce; 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese; Minced fresh parsley

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 271 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Slumber Party Pizza

Oven450°F

Time8-10 minutes

Ingredients

1 prebaked 12-inch pizza crust
3 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup barbecue sauce
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Minced fresh parsley

Directions

Assemble

Place crust on a 14-inch pizza pan.
Combine chicken and barbecue sauce; spread over crust.
Sprinkle with cheeses.

Bake and serve

Bake at 450°F for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

364Calories

44 gProtein

19 gFat

1 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 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
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Pizza	not in our table	0
Sauce	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.

Mozzarella cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together271 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Chicken + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,312 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Chicken + mozzarella cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together600 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Sauce + mozzarella cheesetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together804 recipes

Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).
Chicken + parsleytop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,314 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Prebaked pizza crust: Provides the base that holds the toppings and stays crisp under them.
Shredded cooked chicken: Supplies the substantial protein topping that makes the pizza a main dish.
Barbecue sauce: Adds sweetness, acidity and moisture that flavour the chicken and soak slightly into the crust.
Part-skim mozzarella cheese: Melts into a stretchy layer that binds the toppings and browns lightly.
Cheddar cheese: Adds sharper flavour and extra melted fat that helps the topping brown.

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, sauce, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese):

Garlicfits better
Basilfits better
Oreganofits better
Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, sauce, mozzarella cheese, 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.