Name: Tuscan Sausage and Chard Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 pound bulk mild Italian sausage; 1/2 onion, chopped; 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped; 6 cups water; 1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped; 2 cubes chicken bouillon (such as Knorr®); 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese

Why it works: Chard and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 246 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Tuscan Sausage and Chard Soup

6 servings

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1/2 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
6 cups water
1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped
2 cubes chicken bouillon (such as Knorr®)
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

592Calories

70 gProtein

25 gFat

17 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Swiss Chard	not in our table	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.

Chard + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together246 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Onion + chardtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together267 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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

Swap the chard

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

Tomatofits better
Spinachfits better
Potatofits better
Chardthe original

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

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