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Honey and Molasses Roasted Chicken

After assembling this, I placed it in the fridge overnight and simply cooked when we were ready for dinner. This is a great recipe to take to a home with a new baby or someone who is grieving after the death of a family member. It could be delivered in a foil throw away container with instructions on how to bake. Or if you go on vacation leave one in your freezer to make quickly when you arrive home.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Honey and Molasses Roasted Chicken

Why it works: Oregano and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,390 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Honey and Molasses Roasted Chicken

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

629Calories
38 gProtein
16 gFat
87 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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 tastykitchen. 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. Oregano + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

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

  4. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Garlic + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, potato, carrot, oregano, garlic, basil, onion):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, potato, carrot, oregano, garlic, basil, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.