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Chicken Cordon Bleu

"Sargento's Reduced Fat Swiss cheese and Shredded Parmesan combo make this baked classic ooze with cheesy goodness."

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Chicken Cordon Bleu

Why it works: Swiss cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 151 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Chicken Cordon Bleu

4 Servings
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1189Calories
89 gProtein
46 gFat
98 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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. Swiss cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together151 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Mustard + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together913 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Ham + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  4. Mustard + swiss cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together175 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Swiss cheese + hamtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

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

Swap the thyme

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

  1. Garlicfits about as well
  2. Celeryfits about as well
  3. Capersfits about as well
  4. Thymethe original

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