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Beet Pasta with Spicy Broccoli Rabe and Portobello Bacon

Vibrant pasta in a balsamic garlic beet sauce with sauteed red pepper broccoli rabe and portobello mushroom bacon.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Beet Pasta with Spicy Broccoli Rabe and Portobello Bacon

Why it works: Garlic and oregano are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,756 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Beet Pasta with Spicy Broccoli Rabe and Portobello Bacon

Serves 6
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

292Calories
11 gProtein
18 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0

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. Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Clove + oreganotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together556 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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 (vinegar, olive, garlic, oregano, mushroom, sauce, pepper):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, olive, garlic, oregano, mushroom, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.