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Creamy Tortellini Carbonara

"Creamy and quick--a new weeknight classic."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Creamy Tortellini Carbonara

Why it works: Cream cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 311 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Creamy Tortellini Carbonara

8 cups
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

779Calories
58 gProtein
49 gFat
27 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Spreadnot in our table0

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

By allrecipes. 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.

  1. Cream cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

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

  2. Cheese + parmesan cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,041 recipes

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

  3. Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Cream cheese + spreadtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together101 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, cream cheese, spread, milk, ham, peas, parmesan cheese):

  1. Celeryfits about as well
  2. Pepperfits about as well
  3. Basilfits about as well
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, cream cheese, spread, milk, ham, peas, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.