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Brie Cranberry and Chicken Pizza

"A simple pizza using an exotic mixture of chicken, cranberry and brie."

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Why it works: Chicken and cranberry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 148 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

The recipe

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F (232°C) with a rack in the lower third.

  2. Cut the chicken breast halves into bite-size pieces.

  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, stirring, for about 6 minutes until no pink remains and it reaches 165°F (74°C) in the thickest piece.

  4. Set the cooked chicken aside off the heat.

  5. Place the pizza crust on a baking sheet or pizza pan.

  6. Spread the cranberry sauce evenly over the crust, leaving a small border.

  7. Scatter the chopped Brie over the cranberry sauce, then add the cooked chicken.

  8. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over the top.

  9. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling and the crust is golden.

  10. Let the pizza rest for 3 minutes, then slice and serve.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Chicken + cranberrytop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together148 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together421 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Brie + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together161 recipes

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

  4. Chicken + mozzarella cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together600 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  5. Chicken + cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,935 recipes

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

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