Name: Oven-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Carrots and Yukon Gold Potatoes
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 6 large chicken thighs with skin and bones (preferably organic; about 2 1/4 pounds total); 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated or ground nutmeg; 2 pounds unpeeled medium Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed, cut into 2-inch-long, 1/2-inch-thick spears; 2 pounds medium carrots, peeled, cut into 2-inch-long, 1/2-inch-thick spears; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Why it works: Potato and chive work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 611 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Oven-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Carrots and Yukon Gold Potatoes

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
6 large chicken thighs with skin and bones (preferably organic; about 2 1/4 pounds total)
1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated or ground nutmeg
2 pounds unpeeled medium Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed, cut into 2-inch-long, 1/2-inch-thick spears
2 pounds medium carrots, peeled, cut into 2-inch-long, 1/2-inch-thick spears
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

493Calories

36 gProtein

18 gFat

47 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together611 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Thyme + carrottop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,563 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Thyme + nutmegtop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,907 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,585 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,948 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, chicken, thyme, pepper, potato, carrot, chive):

Parsleyfits better
Marjoramfits better
Rosemaryfits better
Nutmegthe original

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

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