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Italian Pocket Sandwiches

"Flavorful pockets stuffed with sausage and cheese. Fun to dip, to boot."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Italian Pocket Sandwiches

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,773 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Italian Pocket Sandwiches

8 sandwiches

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

679Calories
29 gProtein
57 gFat
9 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sausage100g cooked301
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Pizzanot in our table0
Saucenot 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.

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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. Mozzarella cheese + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

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

  2. Mozzarella cheese + ricotta cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together371 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  3. Ricotta cheese + olivetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together624 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Mozzarella cheese + saucetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together804 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

  5. Sauce + olivetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,568 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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