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Cheese and Broccoli Chicken Soup

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By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Cheese and Broccoli Chicken Soup

Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Cheese and Broccoli Chicken Soup

10 servings
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

947Calories
55 gProtein
32 gFat
108 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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.

  1. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  2. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

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

  3. Broccoli + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Flour + broccolitop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Broccoli + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together447 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the broccoli

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

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Broccolithe original

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