Why it works: Chicken and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,839 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓
The recipe
4 servingsIngredients
Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add the farfalle, and cook until tender, about 10 to 12 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces and cook, stirring, for 6 to 8 minutes until no longer pink and an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) is reached.
Add the green beans and red pepper strips to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes until crisp-tender.
Stir in the rinsed chickpeas and cook for 2 minutes to heat through.
Reduce the heat to low. Stir in the Philadelphia cooking creme and cook for about 2 minutes until smooth and hot. Do not let it boil.
Add the drained farfalle to the skillet and toss everything together until evenly coated.
Divide among 4 plates and sprinkle each serving with the Kraft feta cheese before serving.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Chicken + garlictop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10,839 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Green beans + beanstop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together36 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Chickpea + beanstop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together229 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
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Pasta + chickpeatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together35 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Garlic + chickpeatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together812 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the oregano
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, chicken, green beans, pepper, garlic, chickpea, beans):
- Cuminbetter flavor fit
- Corianderabout as good a flavor fit
- Turmericabout as good a flavor fit
- Oreganothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, chicken, green beans, pepper, garlic, chickpea, beans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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