Name: Paprika Roast Chicken with Sweet Onion
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut into serving pieces; 1 sweet onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Paprika Roast Chicken with Sweet Onion

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut into serving pieces
1 sweet onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

340Calories

32 gProtein

18 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Cayenne	1 tsp (1.8g)	6

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

By epicurious. 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.

Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Olive + chickentop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,888 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Olive + cinnamontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,501 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Cinnamon + oniontop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,150 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

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

Garlicfits better
Thymefits better
Cuminfits better
Cinnamonthe original

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

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