Name: Roasted Chicken with Bread Salad
Ingredients: 2 chickens, each 3 1/2 to 4 lb.; 1/2 cup smokehouse rub; 1 cup chicken stock; 4 large red bell peppers, seeded, cored, cut into 1-inch strips and halved crosswise; 1 bunch green onions, white and green portions, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup olive oil; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 4 slices sweet batard, each 1 inch thick; 2 Tbs. slivered fresh basil

Why it works: Olive and basil are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,063 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Roasted Chicken with Bread Salad

Ingredients

2 chickens, each 3 1/2 to 4 lb.
1/2 cup smokehouse rub
1 cup chicken stock
4 large red bell peppers, seeded, cored, cut into 1-inch strips and halved crosswise
1 bunch green onions, white and green portions, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 cup olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
4 slices sweet batard, each 1 inch thick
2 Tbs. slivered fresh basil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

366Calories

34 gProtein

18 gFat

18 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 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.

Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,294 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,888 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, pepper, olive, basil):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Eggplantfits better
Onionthe original

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

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