Name: Confetti Rice I
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon, diced; 3 cups hot cooked rice, (cooked in chicken broth); 1 4-ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained; 1 cup cooked green peas; 1/4 cup diced pimientos; 1 tablespoon chopped chives; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Confetti Rice I

Ingredients

3 slices bacon, diced
3 cups hot cooked rice, (cooked in chicken broth)
1 4-ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 cup cooked green peas
1/4 cup diced pimientos
1 tablespoon chopped chives
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

Cook bacon until crisp, then drain off excess fat.
Add rice, mushrooms, peas, pimientos, chives, salt and pepper to the pan and heat thoroughly.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

498Calories

45 gProtein

8 gFat

60 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Pea	1/2 cup (72g)	62
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Mushrooms	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 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.

Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,172 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Rice + mushroomtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,515 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Mushroom + chivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together553 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Mushroom + peastop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together890 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

What each ingredient does

Bacon: Adds fat and savory, smoky flavor, and its rendered fat coats the rice.
Rice: Forms the bulk of the dish and absorbs flavor from the broth and bacon fat.
Mushrooms: Contribute earthy flavor and a soft, tender texture.
Green peas: Add sweetness and bright color along with a tender bite.

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, chicken, mushroom, chive, pepper):

Beansfits better
Sesamefits better
Chestnutfits better
Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, chicken, mushroom, chive, 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.