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Chicken Capri Pasta

"Chicken, broccoli florets, and red pepper strips are quickly pan fried, simmered in a creamy herb and garlic sauce with vermicelli, and then topped with Parmesan cheese."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Chicken Capri Pasta

Why it works: Broccoli and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Chicken Capri Pasta

4 servings
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

673Calories
54 gProtein
45 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
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.

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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. Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  4. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Broccoli + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, pepper, garlic, cream cheese, cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Onionfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, pepper, garlic, cream cheese, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.