Name: Chicken on a Stick
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8 skewers
Ingredients: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into cubes; 1 onion, quartered; 1 medium green bell pepper, sliced; 1 red bell pepper, sliced; 2 cups cauliflower florets; 4 dill pickles, cut into 1 inch slices; 1 (8 ounce) package tempura mix; 1 quart oil for frying

Why it works: Pepper and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,630 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chicken on a Stick

8 skewers

Prep30 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into cubes
1 onion, quartered
1 medium green bell pepper, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
2 cups cauliflower florets
4 dill pickles, cut into 1 inch slices
1 (8 ounce) package tempura mix
1 quart oil for frying

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

418Calories

37 gProtein

18 gFat

28 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4

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.

Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Pepper + cauliflowertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,113 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Onion + cauliflowertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together935 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, onion, pepper, dill):

Potatofits better
Carrotfits better
Capsicumfits better
Cauliflowerthe original

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

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