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Ziti with Arugula Pesto and Chicken

Instead of making a traditional pesto with basil, try peppery arugula. Use it for this hearty pasta dish, then serve it later in the week as a spicy sauce for fish or as a delicious spread for grilled panini (see related recipes at left).

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Ziti with Arugula Pesto and Chicken

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Ziti with Arugula Pesto and Chicken

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

988Calories
56 gProtein
68 gFat
40 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
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 williamssonoma. 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. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Pine + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Clove + pinetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together209 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Garlic + peppertop 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 arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, clove, pine, nuts, cheese, olive, pepper):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, pine, nuts, cheese, olive, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.