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Parmesan Chicken

Roasted parmesan chicken on a bed of creamed leeks and crispy prosciutto, accompanied by honey roasted carrots and parsnips.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Parmesan Chicken

Why it works: Leek and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 150 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Parmesan Chicken

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

811Calories
58 gProtein
43 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Parsnip1/2 cup (78g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Leek + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

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

  3. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cheddar cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Chicken + leektop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, egg, prosciutto, garlic, cheddar cheese, cream, butter):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Onionfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, egg, prosciutto, garlic, cheddar cheese, cream, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.