Name: Busy Day Chicken and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup; 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup; 2 cups white rice; 2 cups hot water; 2 cubes chicken bouillon; 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix; 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Busy Day Chicken and Rice

6 servings

Prep10 min

Cook2 hr 30 min

Ingredients

3 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 cups white rice
2 cups hot water
2 cubes chicken bouillon
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

481Calories

39 gProtein

10 gFat

58 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
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.

Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,172 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Mushroom + ricetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,515 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,433 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, chicken, mushroom, rice):

Potatofits better
Asparagusfits about as well
Spinachfits about as well
Onionthe original

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

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