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Orecchiette and Broccoli Crisp

"Orecchiette pasta is combined with broccoli, toasted pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese, then broiled until crisp and golden. Great comfort food!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Orecchiette and Broccoli Crisp

Why it works: Pasta and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 286 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Orecchiette and Broccoli Crisp

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1001Calories
58 gProtein
60 gFat
62 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Pine1 oz (28g)191
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Pasta + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together286 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Pasta + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,079 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Pasta + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,227 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, olive, garlic, vinegar, chicken, pepper, butter):

  1. Spinachfits about as well
  2. Tomatofits about as well
  3. Capsicumfits about as well
  4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, olive, garlic, vinegar, chicken, pepper, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.