Name: Spring Greens with Smoked Bacon & Black Pepper
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 cube vegetable or chicken stock; 700g young spring greens , trimmed and cut into quarters at the root; 200g thick cut bacon , cut into batons, or use lardons; 50g butter

Why it works: Chicken and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 13,902 recipes. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓

Spring Greens with Smoked Bacon & Black Pepper

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

1 cube vegetable or chicken stock
700g young spring greens , trimmed and cut into quarters at the root
200g thick cut bacon , cut into batons, or use lardons
50g butter

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

430Calories

34 gProtein

32 gFat

0 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43

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.

Chicken + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together13,902 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

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