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Pecan Crusted Oven Baked Chicken Recipe

I've been experimenting with low carb chicken options over the past 6 months —and this one really works well!

By chow · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Yogurt and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,920 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Pecan Crusted Oven Baked Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1041Calories
64 gProtein
40 gFat
106 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Yogurt + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,888 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

  3. Pecans + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together716 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

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

  5. Yogurt + pecanstop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, chicken, flour, pepper, olive):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Cashew nutfits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, chicken, flour, pepper, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.