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Simple Beef Linguine Pasta with Parmesan and Basil

This rustic no-sauce Parmesan and basil beef pasta is super quick and tasty!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Simple Beef Linguine Pasta with Parmesan and Basil

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Simple Beef Linguine Pasta with Parmesan and Basil

Serves 6
Prep5 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

666Calories
47 gProtein
24 gFat
63 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Pasta + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,079 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  3. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Turmeric + pastatop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together39 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Pepper + turmerictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,478 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the turmeric

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, onion, pepper, pasta, tomato, garlic, parmesan cheese):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Turmericthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, onion, pepper, pasta, tomato, garlic, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.