Why it works: Tomato and pasta are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,622 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓
Asiago Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
8 servingsIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Red Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Green Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Water | 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.
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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.
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Tomato + pastatop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,622 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,633 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Chicken + tomatotop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together6,031 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Pasta + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,961 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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 (cream, chicken, cheese, tomato, pasta, butter, onion):
- Garlicfits better
- Capersfits better
- Thymefits better
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against cream, chicken, cheese, tomato, pasta, butter, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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