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Rigatoni with Italian Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

"This hearty pasta recipe combines spicy Italian sausage with broccoli rabe, for a quick and satisfying supper."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Rigatoni with Italian Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

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 ↓

Rigatoni with Italian Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1007Calories
65 gProtein
54 gFat
60 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sausage100g cooked301
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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. Garlic + broccolitop 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. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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 (pasta, olive, garlic, broccoli, white wine, chicken, pepper):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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