Name: Angel Hair or Fettuccine with White Clam and Garlic Basil Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cloves Garlic, Finely Chopped; ⅛ cups Butter; ⅛ cups Virgin Olive Oil; 2 cans Minced Or Chopped Clams, 6.5 Ounce Can, Drained And Reserving 2/3 Cup Of The Liquid; ¼ cups Chicken Broth; ¼ teaspoons Cracked Pepper; 1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Parsley; 1 teaspoon Fresh Basil (or More For A Stronger Basil Aroma); 12 ounces, weight Angel Hair Pasta (preferably Fresh), Cooked According To Package Instructions Then Drained (toss With Some Olive Oil To Prevent Stickiness)

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Angel Hair or Fettuccine with White Clam and Garlic Basil Sauce

Serves 6

Prep5 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

2 cloves Garlic, Finely Chopped
⅛ cups Butter
⅛ cups Virgin Olive Oil
2 cans Minced Or Chopped Clams, 6.5 Ounce Can, Drained And Reserving 2/3 Cup Of The Liquid
¼ cups Chicken Broth
¼ teaspoons Cracked Pepper
1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Parsley
1 teaspoon Fresh Basil (or More For A Stronger Basil Aroma)
12 ounces, weight Angel Hair Pasta (preferably Fresh), Cooked According To Package Instructions Then Drained (toss With Some Olive Oil To Prevent Stickiness)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

717Calories

64 gProtein

30 gFat

46 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pasta	1 cup cooked (140g)	220
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1

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.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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 (garlic, butter, olive, clam, chicken, pepper, parsley):

Thymefits better
Basilfits better
Rosemaryfits better
Clovethe original

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

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