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Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Carbonara

A healthy, gluten-free twist on a classic that is extra creamy and only 5 ingredients!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Carbonara

Why it works: Olive and goat cheese work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 573 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Carbonara

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

669Calories
51 gProtein
34 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43

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. Olive + goat cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  2. Sweet potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together950 recipes

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

  3. Olive + turkeytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together113 recipes

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

  4. Sweet potato + goat cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  5. Sweet potato + eggtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together843 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the sweet potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, turkey, egg, goat cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Sweet potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, turkey, egg, goat cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.