Name: Pancetta and Sweet Pea Cheesy Farro
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 4 cups cooked Farro or rice; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth; 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 cup pancetta; 1 cup sweet peas, drained if using canned

Why it works: Rice and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 4,769 recipes mention both. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Rice + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together4,994 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Olive + peastop 8% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together2,066 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-hex-3-en-1-ol (freshly cut grass green and herbaceous notes).
Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together2,436 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together11,888 recipes

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

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Pancetta and Sweet Pea Cheesy Farro