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Lewy's Chicken and Stilton with Fresh Basil. Recipe

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By chow · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Chicken and basil are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,514 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Lewy's Chicken and Stilton with Fresh Basil. Recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

401Calories
46 gProtein
22 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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.

  1. Chicken + basiltop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,514 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,936 recipes

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

  3. Cheese + saucetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Cheese + basiltop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together685 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Chicken + saucetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,513 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the basil

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

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, cheese, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.