Why it works: Butter and milk match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 81,222 recipes mention both. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓
The recipe
1 - 9 inch pieIngredients
Contains: milk, wheat (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.
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and set a rack in the middle.
Melt the 3 tablespoons of butter in a small dish or microwave and set aside.
In a large saucepan, combine the frozen mixed vegetables, drained chicken chunks, cream of chicken soup, and milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the filling is hot and bubbling throughout.
Pour the filling into a 9-inch pie dish and spread it evenly.
Separate the refrigerated layered biscuits and cut each one in half or into quarters. Arrange them over the hot filling, leaving some gaps so the filling shows.
Brush the biscuit tops with the melted butter.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until the biscuits are golden brown and the filling is bubbling at the edges. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Explore the science
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.
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Butter + milktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together81,222 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Butter + creamtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together41,494 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Chicken + milktop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,387 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
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Butter + chickentop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together13,869 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
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Pepper + biscuittop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together841 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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