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Bacon-flavored Linguine

A pasta dish of linguine tossed with bacon, eggs, Parmesan, parsley, and pepper.

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Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Bacon-flavored Linguine

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Sauté bacon and garlic in skillet until bacon is crisp.

  2. Crumble and set aside.

  3. Beat eggs in serving bowl.

  4. Cook linguine as directed.

Toss and serve

  1. Drain thoroughly and immediately toss into eggs until eggs stick to linguine strands.

  2. Sprinkle with bacon and parsley, then toss until mixed through.

  3. Add cheese and pepper, toss again until mixed.

  4. Serve at once.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

242Calories
20 gProtein
16 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Clove + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Beaten eggs coat the hot pasta and set lightly into a creamy sauce.
Bacon
Crisp rendered pieces add salty, smoky flavor and fat to the dish.
Linguine
Pasta strands carry the eggs, bacon and cheese through every bite.
Parmesan cheese
Melts into the warm eggs and adds savory, salty depth.

The step that matters

Toss linguine into the eggs while the pasta is hot and drained. Heat from the pasta cooks the beaten eggs gently into a silky coating. If the pasta cools or sits, the eggs can stay raw or clump instead of forming a smooth sauce.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, egg, parsley, parmesan cheese, pepper):

  1. Basilfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, egg, parsley, parmesan cheese, 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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