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Italian Vegetable Medley

A skillet dish of frozen Italian-style vegetables, lima beans, onion, cooked rice, tomatoes and Parmesan cheese.

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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 ↓

Italian Vegetable Medley

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

  2. Add onion, vegetables and lima beans; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until tender.

  3. Stir in salt, garlic powder and oregano; cook and stir 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.

  4. Stir in rice and tomatoes.

  5. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and garnish with parsley.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

739Calories
24 gProtein
36 gFat
83 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Lima Bean1/2 cup (85g) cooked108
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Oregano + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,767 recipes

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

  3. Oregano + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,184 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

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

  5. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Frozen lima beans
Add body and a firm, starchy texture to the vegetable mix.
Cooked rice
Adds bulk and soaks up flavour, making the medley a filling dish.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savoury, salty flavour and browns lightly when sprinkled on hot food.
Tomatoes
Add moisture and gentle acidity that brightens the vegetables.
Onion
Softens as it cooks, adding sweetness and a savoury base.

Swap the lima beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, garlic, oregano, rice, tomato, parmesan cheese, parsley):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Black-eyed peafits better
  4. Lima beansthe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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