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Chicken and Rice Primavera

A skillet dish of chicken, rice, broccoli, carrots, onion, and tomatoes seasoned with Italian herbs and Parmesan.

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Why it works: Garlic and onion 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 ↓

Chicken and Rice Primavera

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

  2. Add chicken and garlic; cook, stirring 5 to 7 minutes or until chicken is beginning to brown.

  3. Add broccoli, carrots, onion, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and salt, then cook, stirring 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

  4. Add rice and tomatoes, stir until blended and thoroughly heated.

  5. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

758Calories
52 gProtein
26 gFat
80 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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.

Explore the science

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 + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Clove + carrottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,873 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken breasts
Provides the main protein, which browns in the hot skillet and firms as it cooks.
Cooked rice
Adds bulk and absorbs the tomato juices and seasonings as it heats through.
Diced tomatoes
Supplies moisture and acidity that combine with the vegetables into a sauce.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savory, salty depth and melts slightly into the warm mixture when stirred in off heat.
Broccoli
Contributes texture and color as it softens in the pan.

The step that matters

Browning the chicken before adding the vegetables. Chicken that is crowded or not given time to brown will steam and turn pale and rubbery, losing the flavor that browning creates through the Maillard reaction.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, chicken, garlic, broccoli, carrot, onion, pepper):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, chicken, garlic, broccoli, carrot, onion, pepper. 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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