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Chicken and Mushroom Pasta

A pasta dish with chicken, mushrooms, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and herbs, finished with Parmesan cheese.

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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 Mushroom Pasta

Timeabout 5 minutes for the chicken

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions.

  2. Drain pasta and set aside.

  3. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium‑high heat.

  4. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper on chicken.

  5. Cook chicken for about 5 minutes or until center is no longer pink.

  6. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.

Make the sauce

  1. Add remainder of olive oil to skillet.

  2. Add garlic, mushrooms, and onions to skillet.

  3. Stir‑fry until onions are just tender.

  4. Pour in chicken broth and white wine.

  5. Bring mixture to a boil.

  6. Reduce heat to medium‑low and simmer uncovered until liquid is reduced to about half, stirring occasionally.

Combine and serve

  1. Remove skillet from heat.

  2. Add pasta, cooked chicken, tomatoes, basil, and oregano to skillet.

  3. Toss to coat evenly.

  4. Serve on a platter sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

736Calories
54 gProtein
26 gFat
65 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
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.

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

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  5. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken
Provides the main protein, staying tender when cooked just until no longer pink.
Mushrooms
Release moisture and savory flavor as they brown, giving the sauce body.
Onion
Softens and adds sweetness that balances the wine and broth.
Rigatoni pasta
Tube shape holds the chunky sauce and pieces of chicken and vegetables.
Parmesan cheese
Adds salty, savory depth and a little sharpness to finish the dish.
White wine
Adds acidity and aroma, and its flavour concentrates as the liquid reduces.

The step that matters

Reduce the broth and wine until about half. Simmering uncovered evaporates water and concentrates flavour, so the sauce thickens and tastes richer. Too little reduction leaves it watery; too much can make it salty and sticky once the pasta is added.

Swap the clove

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

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

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, olive, pepper, chicken, garlic, mushroom, onion. 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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