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Garlic Chicken, Vegetable and Rice Skillet

"You've got everything you need in just one-skillet . . . garlic-seasoned chicken breasts on a bed of rice mixed with colorful vegetables.  Getting dinner on the table couldn't be easier . . . and it tastes great too."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Garlic Chicken, Vegetable and Rice Skillet

Why it works: Broccoli and cauliflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 127 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Garlic Chicken, Vegetable and Rice Skillet

4 servings
Prep5 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

685Calories
50 gProtein
26 gFat
64 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Garlic1 clove (3g)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.

  1. Broccoli + cauliflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Garlic + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Clove + carrottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,873 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  4. Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  5. Broccoli + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,442 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, garlic, rice, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, parmesan cheese):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Celeryfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, garlic, rice, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.