Name: Chicken and Asparagus Vol-au-vent
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 36 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 1 large onion, finely diced; 1 (16 ounce) can mushrooms, drained and thinly sliced; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 cups chicken stock; 1 (15 ounce) can condensed cream of asparagus soup; 3 tablespoons dry sherry; 3 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breast meat; 36 frozen puff pastry shells, thawed

Why it works: Mushroom and chicken 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 ↓

Chicken and Asparagus Vol-au-vent

36 servings

Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 large onion, finely diced
1 (16 ounce) can mushrooms, drained and thinly sliced
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 (15 ounce) can condensed cream of asparagus soup
3 tablespoons dry sherry
3 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breast meat
36 frozen puff pastry shells, thawed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

884Calories

51 gProtein

22 gFat

114 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Asparagus	6 spears (90g)	27
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Soup	not in our table	0
Meat	not in our table	0
Pastry	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.

Mushroom + chickentop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,172 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,176 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (smoky, clove).
Mushroom + asparagustop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together400 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,525 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, mushroom, flour, chicken, cream, asparagus, sherry):

Leekfits better
Shallotfits better
Potatofits better
Onionthe original

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

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