What goes well with reserved pasta water?
We analyzed over 150,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes reserved pasta water better. On average, recipes with reserved pasta water gets 4.11⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better.
Here comes the combinations we found:
Makes both ingredients worse:
black pepper
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes I found with reserved pasta water:
Meat Lite: Spaghetti with Garlic, Broccoli, and Ham Recipe
www.seriouseats.com
Review: 4.11/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
20 Minute Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Shrimp Pasta
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
Lightened Up Spaghetti alla Carbonara with Chicken
www.sugarfreemom.com
Review: 4.11/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
Creamy Orzo with Chicken, Mushrooms and Red Peppers
www.melskitchencafe.com
Review: 4.8/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.8/10
Lemon Chicken Pasta with Roasted Vegetables
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.11/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.8/10
Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, and Leeks
www.rachelcooks.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.8/10
Caprese Chicken Pasta with Roasted Vegetables
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.11/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.7/10
Vegan Gluten-Free Creamy Spinach Pasta with Vegan Chicken
thevietvegan.com
Review: 4.11/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.6/10
