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Cheesy Chicken Florentine

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By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Cheesy Chicken Florentine

Why it works: Spinach and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 503 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Cheesy Chicken Florentine

6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

982Calories
56 gProtein
46 gFat
85 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Spinach + mustardtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together503 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  3. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Rice + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,374 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Spinach + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the spinach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, milk, swiss cheese, onion, mustard, chicken, bread):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Spinachthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, milk, swiss cheese, onion, mustard, chicken, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.