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Quick Pasta Primavera

"This yummy vegetable pasta dish can be made in a jiffy for those busy evenings. Serve with crusty bread and green salad for a filling meal, if desired."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Quick Pasta Primavera

Why it works: Pasta and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,079 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Quick Pasta Primavera

4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1018Calories
41 gProtein
18 gFat
172 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot 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.

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

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Green beans + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together197 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, mushroom, pepper, clove, garlic, evaporated milk, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, mushroom, pepper, clove, garlic, evaporated milk, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.