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Make-Ahead Philly Spinach Phyllo Roll-Ups

"These tasty spinach and cheese bites are frozen before baking so they'll be ready to pop into the oven for a quick, hot and crunchy treat -- any time."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Make-Ahead Philly Spinach Phyllo Roll-Ups

Why it works: Oregano and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,767 recipes. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Make-Ahead Philly Spinach Phyllo Roll-Ups

30 slices
Prep25 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

583Calories
26 gProtein
46 gFat
20 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Spreadnot in our table0
Phyllo Doughnot 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. Oregano + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,767 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

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

  3. Oregano + spinachtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together286 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Tomato + spinachtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,350 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Onion + spinachtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, cream cheese, spread, oregano, tomato, cheese, spinach):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Cucumberfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, cream cheese, spread, oregano, tomato, cheese, spinach. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.