Name: Baked Chicken and Cheese Risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup or Campbell's® Condensed 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup; 1 1/4 cups water; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese; 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables; 1/2 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes; 3/4 cup uncooked Arborio or regular long-grain white rice

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Baked Chicken and Cheese Risotto

4 servings

Prep10 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup or Campbell's® Condensed 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes
3/4 cup uncooked Arborio or regular long-grain white rice

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

901Calories

62 gProtein

45 gFat

61 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Soup	not in our table	0
Water	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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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 + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,093 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Milk + ricetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,374 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Parmesan cheese + ricetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together879 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Milk + chickentop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,389 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

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