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Chicken Asparagus Casserole

"I made this one night intending to make a broccoli and chicken casserole and then realized Boyfriend forget to buy broccoli. It turned out wonderfully, though. Enjoy!"

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Chicken Asparagus Casserole

Why it works: Chicken and mushroom 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 Asparagus Casserole

1 8x8-inch casserole
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1144Calories
65 gProtein
50 gFat
107 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Soupnot 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. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  2. Mushroom + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Mushroom + asparagustop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together400 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Garlic + asparagustop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together606 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the garlic

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

  1. Garlicthe original
  2. Tarragonfits about as well
  3. Nutmegfits less well
  4. Thymefits less well

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