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Mushroom Stuffed Zucchini

"A delicious meatless main dish."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Mushroom Stuffed Zucchini

Why it works: Cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,041 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Mushroom Stuffed Zucchini

6 stuffed zucchini halves
Prep25 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

847Calories
34 gProtein
30 gFat
109 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5

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

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

  2. Pepper + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Mushroom + parmesan cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,199 recipes

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

  4. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

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

  5. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

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

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, mushroom, pepper, flour, cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Parsleyfits about as well
  3. Garlicfits about as well
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, mushroom, pepper, flour, cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.