Name: Full English Frittata with Smoky Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 low-fat sausages , sliced; 4 rashers extra lean bacon , all fat removed, chopped; 150g pack button mushrooms , halved, or larger ones quartered; 8 egg whites , or use 350ml liquid egg whites from a carton; 3 tbsp milk; 140g cherry tomatoes , halved; 2 x 400g cans reduced salt and sugar baked beans; 1½ tsp smoked paprika; small bunch chives , snipped

Why it works: Beans and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 180 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Full English Frittata with Smoky Beans

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

2 low-fat sausages , sliced
4 rashers extra lean bacon , all fat removed, chopped
150g pack button mushrooms , halved, or larger ones quartered
8 egg whites , or use 350ml liquid egg whites from a carton
3 tbsp milk
140g cherry tomatoes , halved
2 x 400g cans reduced salt and sugar baked beans
1½ tsp smoked paprika
small bunch chives , snipped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

745Calories

34 gProtein

44 gFat

56 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sausage	100g cooked	301
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Bean	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Beans + chivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together180 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together553 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together411 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Cherry tomato + beanstop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Mushroom + milktop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,231 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, egg, milk, sugar, beans, chive):

Vanillafits better
Avocadofits better
Cherryfits better
Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, egg, milk, sugar, beans, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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