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Spaghetti Genovese

This vegetarian pasta dish is the perfect solution when you want something quick and tasty - and everything's cooked in one pan

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Spaghetti Genovese

Why it works: Potato and green beans work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Spaghetti Genovese

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

311Calories
5 gProtein
14 gFat
43 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31

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.

  1. Potato + green beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  2. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Green beans + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together226 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, olive):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.