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Rosemary & Lemon Roast Chicken

This Italian-inspired roast chicken couldn't be easier, but the result is really special

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Rosemary & Lemon Roast Chicken

Why it works: Rosemary and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 845 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Rosemary & Lemon Roast Chicken

Serves 2
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

319Calories
33 gProtein
16 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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. Rosemary + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together845 recipes

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

  2. Rosemary + clovetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Rosemary + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,180 recipes

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

  4. Rosemary + carrottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together621 recipes

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

  5. Clove + carrottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,873 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rosemary, butter, garlic, lemon, chicken, carrot):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Marjoramfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rosemary, butter, garlic, lemon, chicken, carrot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.