Name: Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts; 1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (regular or 98% Fat Free); 1 1/2 cups water; 1/4 teaspoon paprika; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 1/2 cups uncooked instant white rice; 2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli flowerets; 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Why it works: Chicken and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Cheesy Chicken and Rice

6 servings

Cook20 min

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (regular or 98% Fat Free)
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups uncooked instant white rice
2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli flowerets
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

715Calories

47 gProtein

33 gFat

58 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
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.

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.

Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together684 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Pepper + broccolitop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Broccoli + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together447 recipes

Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).
Pepper + ricetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,379 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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 (chicken, cream, pepper, rice, cheddar cheese):

Potatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Tomatofits better
Broccolithe original

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

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